affix

/ˈæfɪks/A-fiks

/ˈæfɪks/A-fiks

Meaningto fasten to

Common meaning: to attach

afto, towards (form of ad-)
fixto fasten, fixLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 748 · scan

‘to, towards (form of ad-)’ + ‘to fasten, fix’ → affix

Journey through time

Latinfīgō, fīxī, fīxum‘to fasten, fix’
Frenchajicher
Middle Englishaffichensource
Englishaffix‘to attach’ · today

af- also in: affirm affable affront affluent affiliate

fix also in: fix prefix suffix crucifix

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin fīgō ‘to fasten, fix’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry fīgō, p. 748 · dictionary scan

Roots

fīgō, fīxī, fīxum Latin “to fasten, fix”

Related words

crucifix fix prefix suffix

Building blocks are an automatic split · open in app