Latin word root · Prefixes

in- (not): not (negative)

in- (not) is a Latin root meaning “not (negative)”. Learn its variants and explore 1 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: not (negative)

Root forms: in-, im-, il-, ir-

Word family and examples

• incredible

  impossible or hard to believe

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