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
prix fixe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French fixe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fixe | fixed; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Middle French | fixe | fixed |
| 3 | Old French | fix | inflection of fil: ## oblique plural ##... |
| 4 | Latin | fīxus | unwavering |
| 5 | Latin | fīgō | to fasten, fix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | feigʷō | to insert; to fasten |
via French prix
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | prix | prize; price |
| 2 | Old French | pris | price; esteem; reputation; past participle of... |
| 3 | Latin | pretium | worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |