en-

English

/ɪn-/

prefix
Definitions
  • in, into, on, onto
  • covered
  • caused
  • an intensifier

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English en- (en-, in-) derived from Old French en- (cause to be) derived from Latin in- (not, in, on, un-, at, into, onto, inside, without, upon, within) inherited from Middle English in- inherited from Old English in- (into, in, thoroughly, very) inherited from Proto-Germanic *in (in, into) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *en (in, into) derived from Frankish *an-.

Origin

Frankish

*an-

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