Where does “en-” come from?
en- (Ido) comes from Ido en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
en- (Ido): prefix indicating in
Ancestry of “en-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | en | in |
| 2 | French | en | in; to; by |
| 3 | Middle French | en | on; on to |
| 4 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |