Where does “fix” come from?

fix (Old French) comes from Latin fīxus, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

fix (Old French): inflection of fil: ## oblique plural ##...

Definitions

  1. inflection of fil: ## oblique plural ##...

Ancestry of “fix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfīxusunwavering
2Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
3Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

Words derived from “fix

Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷōEvery word from Latin fīgōEvery word from Latin fīxus