Where does “infix” come from?
infix (English) comes from Middle English infixed, from Latin infixus, from Latin īnfīgō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
infix (English): To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting...
Definitions
- To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting...
Ancestry of “infix”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | infixed | stuck in |
| 2 | Latin | infixus | fastened, fixed, implanted |
| 3 | Latin | īnfīgō | — |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “infix”