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Well, except "inflammable" means "flammable", so the "un" is the only negative, and it has exactly the impact on the meaning of the word that it always does.
by lgas 10y ago
Well, except "inflammable" means "flammable", so the "un" is the only negative, and it has exactly the impact on the meaning of the word that it always does.
- OJFord 10y agoExactly - in this case 'in' is simply part of the (Latin) root 'inflammare'; not the (also Latin) modifier 'in-' as used in 'innocuous' (Latin 'in' + 'nocuus').