Where does “postfixal” come from?
postfixal (English) comes from English postfix, 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 — tail; press together.
postfixal (English): Relating to, or taking the form of, a postfix
Definitions
- Relating to, or taking the form of, a postfix
Ancestry of “postfixal”, step by step
postfixal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English postfix
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | postfix | To suffix; To subject a sample to postfixation;... |
| 2 | English | fix | To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | fixen | a vixen |
| 4 | Old English | fyxen | vixen |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhsini | vixen, female fox |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fuhs | fox |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fuhsaz | fox |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | púḱsos | the tailed one |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | puḱ- | tail; press together |