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.
Ancestry of “in- -is”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 2 | Latin | în | — |
| 3 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |