Where does “affixive” come from?
affixive (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.
affixive (English): Forming words through the addition of an affix
Definitions
- Forming words through the addition of an affix
Ancestry of “affixive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | affix | That which is affixed; an appendage; A bound... |
| 2 | Latin | affixus | attached |
| 3 | Latin | affigo | I fix or fasten on to; I affix or attach; I... |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | în | — |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |