Where does “affix” come from?
Affix comes from Latin affixus, the past participle of affigere meaning to fasten to, from ad- and figere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ád.
affix (English): That which is affixed; an appendage; A bound...
Definitions
- That which is affixed; an appendage; A bound...
Ancestry of “affix”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | affixus | attached |
| 2 | Latin | affigo | I fix or fasten on to; I affix or attach; I... |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |