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im-¹

Where it comes from

From Latin im-, assimilated form of in- used before b-/p-/m-.

prefix

  1. morpheme Expressing negation; not.

    Similar: a-, an-, dys-, i-, il-, in-, ir-, mal-, non-, un-

im-²

Where it comes from

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

prefix

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

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MLA

"im-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/im-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

im-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/im-

Chicago

"im-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/im-.

BibTeX
@misc{im_2026,
  title = {im-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/im-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}