Etymology

il-

Today it means: not; a form of the prefix in-, used before l Full definition →

Latin il- ← Proto-Italic *n̥- ← Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Latinil-
  6. English todayil-

From Latin il-, assimilated form of in- before l-.

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