Where does “prix fixe” come from?
prix fixe (English) comes from French fixe, from Middle French fixe, from Old French fix, from Latin fīxus, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.
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Ancestry of “prix fixe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | fixe | fixed; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Middle French | fixe | — |
| 3 | Old French | fix | inflection of fil:
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| 4 | Latin | fīxus | — |
| 5 | Latin | fīgō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | feigʷō | to insert; to fasten |