Fixture
/ˈfɪks.tʃər/noun
An item fixed in place or permanently attached; also, a scheduled sports match or a regular fixture in a setting.
Did you know?Its deepest root is Latin *figere*, “to fasten or fix,” the same ancient source behind words like *figure* and *prefix*, all carrying the power of binding something into place.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dheigʰ-
“to stick, fasten, or knead into shape”
Latin
Latin
figere
“to fasten, fix, or pierce”
Latin
Latin
fixus
“fastened, fixed”
Late Latin
Latin
fixura
“a fixing or fastening”
Middle French
Old French
fixture
“a fixed attachment or fitting”
17th Century
English
fixture
“something fixed in place; an established arrangement”