Etymology

infix

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Today it means: To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in. Full definition →

Middle English infixed ← Latin infixus
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  1. Latin · derived frominfixus
  2. Middle English · derived frominfixed“stuck in”
  3. English todayinfix

Back-formation from Middle English infixed (“stuck in”), from Latin infixus, past participle of infigō (“to fasten in”).

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