Where does “transfixus” come from?

transfixus (Latin) comes from Latin transfigo, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

transfixus (Latin): pierced through; transfixed

Definitions

  1. pierced through; transfixed

Ancestry of “transfixus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintransfigoI thrust through; I transfix
2Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
3Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō
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