I-

prefix

Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    Used to form past participles of verbs. Alternative spelling of y-. morpheme, obsolete
  2. 2
    A form of the prefix in-, used before gn, as in ignoble, ignominy, and ignore. morpheme
  3. 3
    Used to transform English words into words used by Rastafarians with a special meaning. Jamaica, morpheme
  4. 4
    Pertaining to the Internet. morpheme
  5. 5
    Pertaining to computerized, electronic, digital, intelligent controls in products morpheme
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  1. 6
    Pertaining to digital devices and computer programs, especially those that are cutting-edge or fashionable, and those from Apple. morpheme

    "i- + pod → iPod"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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 2

From Latin ī-, assimilated form of in- used before gn-.

Etymology 3

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- Proto-Indo-European *-yós 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 4

From intelligent

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