Infix
/ˈɪn.fɪks/noun
A morpheme inserted within a word to create a new form.
Did you know?Infixes are so rare in English that their presence often feels like a linguistic spell, altering the very fabric of words!
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰeǵʰ-
“to put, to place.”
Latin
Latin
infixus
“fixed in, placed within.”
Old French
Old French
infixer
“to fix in or into.”
Middle English
Middle English
infixen
“to insert or place into.”
Modern English
English
infix
“a linguistic term for a morpheme placed within a word.”