Affix
/əˈfɪks/noun
To attach or add something to something else; also, a bound morpheme added to a word.
Did you know?Affix comes from Latin *affigere*, a verb used for physically fastening things on, and its deeper roots are the same ancient “drive/strike” idea behind words like *fix* and *figure*.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dheigʷʰ-
“to knead, form, shape”
Latin
Latin
figere
“to fasten, fix, drive in”
Latin
Latin
affigere
“to fasten to, attach to”
Old French
Old French
affixer
“to attach, fix on”
Middle English
English
affixen
“to attach or add”
Modern English
English
affix
“to attach or add; a bound element added to a word”