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en-
- /ɛn-/
- /ɪn-/
- /ən-/
Where it comes from
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-.
prefix em- · el-
- in, into embathe, enquire, enlist
- on, onto embark, enplane, enthrone
- covered by enclothe, embalm, enseam
- to become enslave, embetter, engloom
- provide with empower
- an intensifier entangle, enwisen, enhance
Thesaurus
Talk about this word "en-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/en-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. en-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/en- "en-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/en-.Cite this
@misc{en_2026,
title = {en-},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/en-},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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