en-

Old French

prefix
Definitions
  • en- in, into
  • en- intensifier

Etymology

Inherited from Latin in- (not, in, on, un-, at, into, onto, inside, without, upon, within), in (in, into, not, towards, un-, without, inside, lacking, against, to) derived from Frankish *an-.

Origin

Frankish

*an-

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