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Where does “affixal” come from?

affixal (English) comes from English affix, from Latin affixus, from Latin affigo, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

affixal (English): As or like an affix

Definitions

  1. As or like an affix

Ancestry of “affixal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaffixThat which is affixed; an appendage; A bound...
2Latinaffixusattached
3LatinaffigoI fix or fasten on to; I affix or attach; I...
4Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “affixal”

  • affixally
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →