en-

Meaning

1. (morpheme) Forms a transitive verb whose meaning is to make the attached adjective
2. (morpheme) Forms a transitive verb whose meaning is to make the attached adjective
3. (morpheme) Forms a transitive verb whose meaning is to make the attached adjective
4. (morpheme) to become
5. (morpheme) provide with
6. (morpheme) an intensifier

Synonyms

en

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛn-/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: en-

Inherited from Middle English: in-

Inherited from Old English: in-

Cognate with Latin: -

Cognate with Old French: en-

Cognate with Old English: on-

In summary

From Middle English en- (“en-, in-”). Originally from Old French en- (also an-), from Latin in- (“in, into”); 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-.