Where does “in- -is” come from?

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

in- -is (Latin): less, without, lacking

Definitions

  1. less, without, lacking

Ancestry of “in- -is”, 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 “in- -is”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →