Etymology

ir-

Today it means: Used for expressing negation; not Full definition →

Latin ir- ← 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. Latinir-
  6. English todayir-

From Latin ir-, assimilated form of in- used before r-.

Words from the same roots

Latinir- all →

irrefragableirrespirable

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