Where does “Suffix” come from?

Suffix (German) comes from Latin suffixum, from Latin suffixus, from Latin suffigo, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Suffix (German): suffix, postfix

Definitions

  1. suffix, postfix

Ancestry of “Suffix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuffixumnominative neuter singular of suffīxus;...
2Latinsuffixusfastened
3LatinsuffigoI fasten or fix onto
4Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
5Proto-Italicsupounder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-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 →