Res: [tied] Re: Latin ina:nis = ?

--- In cybalist@... s.com, "Joao S. Lopes" <josimo70@.. .> wrote:
>
> Latin imberbis "beardless" = ausence of barba
> Latin inertis "artless" = ausence of ars
> Latin inermis "armless" = ausence of armus
> Latin ina:nis "empty" = ausence of ...what?
> What is the meaning of this suffix -a:nis?
> Akin to h2enh1- "to breath"?
>
Ernout-Meillet:
'Sans doute composé dont le premier terme serait in- négatif, et dont
le second est obscur.'

Torsten