Where does “fixme” come from?
fixme (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- — tail; press together.
fixme (English): A comment explaining that a section of code requires fixing in some way
Definitions
- A comment explaining that a section of code requires fixing in some way
Ancestry of “fixme”, step by step
fixme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fix
| 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 |
via English Me
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Me | Abbreviation of methyl; Alternative letter-case... |
| 2 | Middle English | me | me; myself; Alternative form of mi |
| 3 | Middle English | men | Alternative form of man; plural of mon |
| 4 | Old English | menn | plural of mann; men, persons, human beings;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | manniz | nominative/vocative plural of *mann- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mann- | human, human being, person, individual; name of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |