[hughes]

Sounds like the name is based on the perfectly cromulent word "embiggen"[1], but somewhat confusingly uses the first part of the word "enlarge".

[1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embiggen

[Rexxar]

It's not confusing, it's a generic pronunciation rule: 'n' before 'b' becomes 'm'.

[equalunique]

>Search google for "cromulent" >Sees explanation from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_the_Iconoclast) >Look below, in "People also ask" section >"What does Embiggen mean?"

;)

[hellepardo]

I don't think "emsmallen" can be said reasonably :)

[hughes]

Huh, turns out you're right, which is entirely why em- and en- both exist and mean the same thing.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/em-#Prefix