Where does “circumfixal” come from?
circumfixal (English) comes from English circumfix, from English fix, from Middle English fixen, from Old English fyxen, from Proto-West Germanic fuhsini, from Proto-West Germanic fuhs, from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European púḱsos — tail; press together.
circumfixal (English): Serving as a circumfix
Definitions
- Serving as a circumfix
Ancestry of “circumfixal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | circumfix | An affix containing both a prefixing and a... |
| 2 | English | fix | To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | fixen | a vixen |
| 4 | Old English | fyxen | vixen |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhsini | vixen, female fox |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhs | fox |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fuhsaz | fox |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | púḱsos | the tailed one |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | puḱ- | tail; press together |