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Where does “fixure” come from?

fixure (English) comes from Latin fixura, from Latin figere, from Latin figo, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeygʷ- — to stick into, pierce; to dig; to ditch; to...

fixure (English): Fixed position; stable condition; firmness

Definitions

  1. Fixed position; stable condition; firmness

Ancestry of “fixure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfixuranominative feminine singular of fīxūrus;...
2Latinfigeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatinfigoI fasten, fix; I transfix, pierce; I drive nails
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeygʷ-to stick into, pierce; to dig; to ditch; to...

Words derived from “fixure”

  • fixture
  • fixtureless
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