Etymology

reaffix

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Today it means: To affix again. Full definition →

English affix ← Latin affīxus ← Middle English re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Latinaffīgō
  7. Latinaffīxus
  8. Englishaffix
  9. English todayreaffix

From re- + affix.

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