Where does “interfixation” come from?

interfixation (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

interfixation (English): The act or process of interfixing; Between...

Definitions

  1. The act or process of interfixing; Between...

Ancestry of “interfixation”, step by step

interfixation traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English inter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterTo bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison
2Middle Englishenteren
3Frenchentrerto enter
4Middle Frenchentrerto enter
5Old Frenchentrerto enter
6Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
7Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
8Latininterus
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
10Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

via English interfix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterfixAn empty morph inserted between two morphemes in...
2EnglishfixTo pierce; now generally replaced by transfix; To...
3Middle Englishfixena vixen
4Old Englishfyxenvixen
5Proto-West Germanicfuhsinivixen, female fox
6Proto-West Germanicfuhsfox
7Proto-Germanicfuhsazfox
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpúḱsosthe tailed one
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpuḱ-tail; press together

via English fixation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfixationThe act of fixing; The state of being fixed or...
2Old Frenchfixation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros