"i-" meaning in English

See i- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Middle English i-, y-, ȝe-, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Germanic *ga-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱó-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“with, near, by, along”). Cognate with Dutch ge-, Low German ge-, je-, e-, German ge-. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|i-}} Middle English i-, {{inh|en|ang|ġe-}} Old English ġe-, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*ga-}} Proto-West Germanic *ga-, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*ga-}} Proto-Germanic *ga-, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*ḱó-}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱó-, {{der|en|ine-pro|*ḱóm|t=with, near, by, along}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“with, near, by, along”), {{cog|nl|ge-}} Dutch ge-, {{cog|nds|ge-}} Low German ge-, {{cog|de|ge-}} German ge- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} i-, {{en-prefix}} i-
  1. (obsolete) Used to form past participles of verbs. Alternative spelling of y- Tags: morpheme, obsolete Categories (topical): Rastafari
    Sense id: en-i--en-prefix-NOYuO8YW Disambiguation of Rastafari: 17 13 19 25 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 10 26 15 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: From Latin ī-, assimilated form of in- used before g-. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ī-}} Latin ī- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} i-, {{en-prefix}} i-
  1. A form of the prefix in-, used before gn, as in ignoble, ignominy, and ignore. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Rastafari Synonyms (not): a-, an-, dys-, il-, im-, in-, ir-, mal-, non-, un-
    Sense id: en-i--en-prefix-tbQL4k1s Disambiguation of Rastafari: 17 13 19 25 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 10 26 15 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} i-, {{en-prefix}} i-
  1. (Jamaica) Used to transform English words into words used by Rastafarians with a special meaning. Tags: Jamaica, morpheme Categories (topical): Rastafari
    Sense id: en-i--en-prefix-4gebP9ss Disambiguation of Rastafari: 17 13 19 25 26 Categories (other): Jamaican English, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 19 12 32 13 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 10 26 15 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Prefix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *ənter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *neHd-der. Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English network English internetwork English Internet English i- From Internet. Popularized in the name of the iMac line of computers (1998). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|Internet>network|id=digital|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *ənter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *neHd-der. Proto-Germanic *natją Proto-West Germanic *nati Old English nett Middle English net English net Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work English network English internetwork English Internet English i-, {{from|en|Internet|id=network}} Internet Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} i-, {{en-prefix}} i-
  1. Alluding to the Internet. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Apple Inc., Rastafari
    Sense id: en-i--en-prefix-en:Internet Disambiguation of Apple Inc.: 13 11 16 34 26 Disambiguation of Rastafari: 17 13 19 25 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 10 26 15 28
  2. Alluding to digital devices and computer programs, especially those that are cutting-edge or fashionable, and those from Apple. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Rastafari
    Sense id: en-i--en-prefix-en:Apple Disambiguation of Rastafari: 17 13 19 25 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 10 26 15 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4
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          "ref": "1999 November 1, Melissa August, “Ad Infinitum”, in Time, volume 154, page 39:",
          "text": "I-WHAT?! Seems everyone's ripping off the iMac idea. Take this parody ad for the fruity-colored “iBrator” at sleeplessknights.com.",
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