Where does “in-” come from?

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

in- (Latin): un-, non-, not

Definitions

  1. un-, non-, not

Ancestry of “in-”, step by step

in- traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin în

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
2Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
3Proto-Italicenin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Proto-Indo-European n̥-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
2Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Proto-Indo-European *énu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*énualong, after

Words derived from “in-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →