em-

Morpheme

em-

Type

prefix

Denotation

in, on, as, near, at, into, within

Etymology

assimilated form of En before labials and labiodentals

Evidence

embalm, embark, embattle, embellish, embattled, embolism, emboss, embrace, embroil, empathy, emphasis, emphysema, empirical, emporium, emprostho-, emprosthodromous, emprosthotonos, emprosthotonus