Where does “fixieren” come from?
fixieren (German) comes from French fixer, from Middle French fixer, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
fixieren (German): to fixate
Definitions
- to fixate
Ancestry of “fixieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | fixer | to fix, fasten; to fix, arrange, set; to settle |
| 2 | Middle French | fixer | to fix; to fasten |
| 3 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 4 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |