Where does “im-” come from?

im- (Latin) comes from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

im- (Latin): Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in

Ancestry of “im-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīn-un-, non-, not
2Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
3Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
4Proto-Italicenin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “im-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →