im-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Expressing negation; not.
prefix
  1. Alternative form of the prefix em-, itself variant of en-.

Word forms

im-

Etymology

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

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