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- in-store (adj.)[in-store 词源字典]
- also instore, 1961, from in + store (n.). In Middle English, instore was a verb meaning "to restore, renew," from Latin instaurare.[in-store etymology, in-store origin, 英语词源]
- in-transit (adj.)
- 1918, from in + transit (n.).
- inability (n.)
- mid-15c., inhabilite, "disqualification for office," from in- (1) + ability. Earlier was unability "incapability; incompetence" (late 14c.). General sense by c. 1500.
- inable (v.)
- see enable.
- inaccessible (adj.)
- early 15c., from Middle French inaccessible (14c.), from Late Latin inaccessibilis "unapproachable," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + accessibilis (see accessible). Related: Inaccessibly; inaccessibility. Earlier in same sense was unaccessible (c. 1400).
- inaccuracy (n.)
- 1701, "quality or condition of being inaccurate," from inaccurate + -cy. As an example of this, by 1883.
- inaccurate (adj.)
- 1738, from in- (1) "not" + accurate. Related: Inaccurately (1660s).
- inaction (n.)
- 1707, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + action.
- inactive (adj.)
- 1725, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + active.
- inactivity (n.)
- 1640s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + activity. Phrase masterly inactivity attested by 1791.
- inadequacy (n.)
- 1764, from inadequate + -cy. Related: Inadequacies.
- inadequate (adj.)
- 1670s; see in- (1) "not, opposite of" + adequate. Related: Inadequately.
- inadmissible (adj.)
- 1776, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + admissible. Related: Inadmissibility.
- inadvertence (n.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French inadvertance (14c.), from Scholastic Latin inadvertentia, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + advertentia, from Latin advertere "to direct one's attention to," literally "to turn toward" (see advertise).
- inadvertent (adj.)
- 1650s, back-formation from inadvertence.
- inadvertently (adv.)
- 1670s, literally "inattentively," hence "unintentionally;" see inadvertent + -ly (2).
- inadvisability (n.)
- 1839, from inadvisable + -ity.
- inadvisable (adj.)
- 1819, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + advisable.
- inalienable (adj.)
- 1640s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + alienable (see alienate). Related: Inalienably; Inalienability.
- inamorata (n.)
- "female lover," 1650s, from Italian innamorata, fem. of innamorato, past participle of innamorare "to fall in love," from in "in" (from Latin, see in) + amore "love" (see Amy).