Where does “suffix” come from?

Suffix comes from Latin suffixum, the past participle of suffigere, formed from sub- and figere meaning to fasten or fix, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeygʰ-.

suffix (English): A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify...

Definitions

  1. A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify...

Ancestry of “suffix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuffixusfastened
2LatinsuffigoI fasten or fix onto
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupounder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “suffix”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →