Etymology

en

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Today it means: The name of the Latin script letter N/n. Full definition →

Latin en
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en · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromen
  2. English todayen

The name of the letter comes from Latin en. The typographic sense dates to 1793.

en · preposition2

  1. French · derived fromen
  2. English todayen

From French en.

en · pronoun3

  1. Old English · inherited fromhine
  2. Old English · inherited fromhine
  3. English todayen

Inherited from Old English hine.

EN · proper noun4

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἨθικὰ
  2. Latin · derived fromĒthica
  3. English todayEN

The initials of either the Latin Ēthica Nicomachēa or the Ancient Greek Ἠθικὰ (Ēthikà) Νικομάχεια (Nikomákheia).

EN · noun5

Initialisms.

Words from the same roots

Frenchen all →

en cabochonen ventre sa mereen-vessie

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