Where does “-fix” come from?

-fix (English) comes from Latin fīgere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.

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Ancestry of “-fix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfīgere—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

Words derived from “-fix”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- →Every word from Latin fīgere →