-fix

UK/fɪks/

suffix

Forming nouns denoting a morpheme used in word formation joined to a word in the specified way

OriginLatin figere →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. grammarForming nouns denoting a morpheme used in word formation joined to a word in the specified way

    infix

    attached within

    1 more example

    circumfix

    attached around

  2. grammarForming verbs denoting fastening or attaching (something) in the specified way

    suffix

    append

    1 more example

    prefix

    preface

Origin

  1. Latinfigere“to fasten”
  2. English-fix

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

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Cite this entry
APA

-fix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-fix

MLA

“-fix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-fix. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-fix,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-fix.

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