Where does “perfix” come from?

perfix (English) comes from English Per, from English Person, from Middle English persoun, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖, from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον — to see; eye.

perfix (English): To fix surely; to appoint

Definitions

  1. To fix surely; to appoint

Ancestry of “perfix”, step by step

perfix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Per

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPerFor each
2EnglishPersonAn individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being
3Middle Englishpersounperson
4Old Frenchpersoneperson; individual; rector of a parish; someone;...
5Medieval Latinpersonaparson, person; mask; character
6Latinpersōnamask
7Etruscan𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
8Ancient Greekπρόσωπονface, visage, countenance; front; mask
9Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
10Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via English fix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfixTo pierce; now generally replaced by transfix; To...
2Middle Englishfixena vixen
3Old Englishfyxenvixen
4Proto-West Germanicfuhsinivixen, female fox
5Proto-West Germanicfuhsfox
6Proto-Germanicfuhsazfox
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpúḱsosthe tailed one
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpuḱ-tail; press together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ókʷs