in-

prefix

Etymology

From Middle English in-, borrowed (in words of Latinate origin) from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Proto-Indo-European *en (cognate to Germanic in-, above). Often borrowed from French in- (e.g. incise, incite, incline, indication), or as French en-, originally from Latin in.

  1. inherited from *h₁én
  2. inherited from *in
  3. inherited from in- — “in, into
  4. inherited from in-

Definitions

  1. in, into, towards, within.

    • inhold, inmove, intake, inthrill
    • inborn, inbound
    • infield, infighting, insight, intalk, inwork
  2. in, into

    • il- before l, e.g. illusion im- before b, m, or p, e.g. imperil ir- before r, e.g. irrigate
  3. Used with certain words to reverse their meaning.

    • ig- before n, e.g. ignoble il- before l, e.g. illegal im- before b, m, or p, e.g. improper ir- before r, e.g. irresistible

The neighborhood

  • antonymout-antonym(s) of “within”
  • antonymex-antonym(s) of “within”
  • antonymexo-antonym(s) of “within”
  • antonymecto-antonym(s) of “within”
  • neighborem-
  • neighboren-
  • neighbora-
  • neighboran-
  • neighbornon-
  • neighborun-
  • neighborwan-

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for in-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA