Etymology

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Today it means: Forming nouns denoting a morpheme used in word formation joined to a word in the specified way Full definition →

Latin figere
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  1. Latin · derived fromfigere“to fasten”
  2. English today-fix

The common element of prefix, suffix, and affix — all ultimately from Latin figere (“to fasten”).

Words from the same roots

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