en-

/ɛn-/ · /ɪn-/

Etymology From Middle English en- (“en-, in-”). Originally from Old French en- (also an-), from Latin in- (“in, into”) and Frankish *in-, *int-, *anda-; but also from an alteration of in-, from Middle English in-, from Old English in- (“in, into”), from Proto-Germanic *in (“in”). Both the Latin and the Germanic forms are from Proto-Indo-European *en (“in, into”). Intensive use of Old French en-, an- is due to confluence with Frankish *an- and *in- (intensive prefixes), related to Old English on- and in- (intensive prefixes). More at in-, on-.

Synonyms

in-, intra-, em-, im-, end-, endo-, ento-, on-, epi-, super-, supra-, sur-, hyper-

Antonyms

out-, ex-, exo-, ecto-, ab-, apo-, de-, away, off

Derived terms

362 terms

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Related terms

em-, in-