disfix

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noun

A subtractive morpheme, that is, a morpheme which manifests itself through elision (the removal of segments from a root or stem).

OriginEnglish dis- ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
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Meanings

noundisfix (plural disfixes)

plural disfixes

  1. human sciencesA subtractive morpheme, that is, a morpheme which manifests itself through elision (the removal of segments from a root or stem).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Englishdisfix

From dis- + -fix.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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