en-
/ɛn-/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
prefix
to become
prefix
provide with
prefix
an intensifier
Example Sentences
Etymology
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-.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: en-, in-, *in-, *in, *en, *an-