"im-" meaning in English

See im- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Latin im-, assimilated form of in- used before b-/p-/m-. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|im-}} Latin im- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} im-, {{en-prefix}} im-
  1. Expressing negation; not. Tags: morpheme Synonyms (not): a-, an-, dys-, i-, il-, in-, ir-, mal-, non-, un-
    Sense id: en-im--en-prefix-fZrczLyo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages using catfix Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 96 4 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: From em-, from Old French em-. Also from later Middle French im-, partly by confusion with im- of Latin origin (on which see above). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|em-}} Old French em-, {{uder|en|frm|im-}} Middle French im- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} im-, {{en-prefix}} im-
  1. Alternative form of the prefix em-, itself variant of en-. Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: the prefix em-, itself variant of en-
    Sense id: en-im--en-prefix-NU9FNUul
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    },
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