Where does “affixment” come from?
affixment (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.
affixment (English): Property of being affixed; attachment; connection
Definitions
- Property of being affixed; attachment; connection
Ancestry of “affixment”, step by step
affixment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English affix
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |