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Where does “en” come from?
en (Old Latin) comes from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
en
(Old Latin): in
Definitions
in
Ancestry of “en”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Italic
en
in
2
Proto-Indo-European
h₁én
in
Words derived from “en”
important
increase
importance
increasing
indicate
print
encounter
intend
impose
intensive
importantly
imposing
inflammatory
printer
innate
indicative
institute
indices
unimportant
illuminating
imprint
incur
immersion
illuminate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →
Every word from Proto-Italic en →