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im- en · X · etymology 1

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin im- English im- From Latin im-, assimilated form of in- used before b-/p-/m-.

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Expressing negation; not.

Synonyms

mal- (not) · i- (not) · in- (not) · an- (not) · a- (not) · un- (not) · non- (not) · dys- (not) · il- (not) · ir- (not)

im- en · X · etymology 2

Etymology

From em-, from Old French em-. Also from later Middle French im-, partly by confusion with im- of Latin origin (on which see above).

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, morpheme) Alternative form of the prefix em-, itself variant of en-.
   alt of itself variant of en-
   alt of the prefix em-