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Where does “en-” come from?

en- (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

en- (Proto-Italic): un-

Definitions

  1. un-

Ancestry of “en-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “en-”

  • important
  • incumbens
  • incumbendus
  • including
  • individual
  • incombere
  • influence
  • incomber
  • include
  • incombement
  • increase
  • image
  • importance
  • instance
  • entire
  • Chinese
  • impossible
  • impact
  • enemy
  • increasing
  • employment
  • Japanese
  • improve
  • imagine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →