Where does “fixity” come from?
Fixity comes from English fix with the French suffix -ité, from Latin fixus and the Latin suffix -itas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeygʷ- meaning to knead or form.
fixity (English): The state or condition of being fixed; Something...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being fixed; Something...
Ancestry of “fixity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fix | To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | fixen | a vixen |
| 3 | Old English | fyxen | vixen |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhsini | vixen, female fox |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhs | fox |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fuhsaz | fox |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | púḱsos | the tailed one |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | puḱ- | tail; press together |