ir-

Questions

What does ir- mean?

Used for expressing negation; not

Where does ir- come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin ir- English ir- From Latin ir-, assimilated form of in- used before r-.

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