Etymology

affixation

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Today it means: The adding of an affix to a word. Full definition →

English affix ← Latin affīxus ← Proto-Italic *feigʷō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeygʷ-
  6. Proto-Italic*feigʷō
  7. Latinfīvō
  8. Latinfīgō
  9. Latinaffīgō
  10. Latinaffīxus
  11. Englishaffix
  12. English todayaffixation

From affix + -ation.

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