Where does “fix” come from?
fix (Hungarian) comes from German fix, 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.
fix (Hungarian): fixed, steady; immovable; sure, certain
Definitions
- fixed, steady; immovable; sure, certain
Ancestry of “fix”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | fix | fixed; quick; smart |
| 2 | French | fixe | fixed; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Middle French | fixe | — |
| 4 | Old French | fix | inflection of fil:
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| 5 | Latin | fīxus | — |
| 6 | Latin | fīgō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | feigʷō | to insert; to fasten |