Latin

fīvō

‘Old Latin form of fīgō (“to fasten”)’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin fīvō.

11 English words in this record descend from Latin fīvō, most familiar first.

• crucify ← crucifien ← crucefier ← crucificō ← crucifigō
• fibula
• soffit ← soffite ← soffitto ← *suffīctus ← suffīgō
• infix ← infixed ← infixus ← infigō ← fīgō
• confix ← configo ← fīgō
• crucifier ← crucifien ← crucefier ← crucificāre ← crucifigo
• fibulin ← fibula
• fibularis ← fībula
• prefigation ← praefīgō ← fīgō
• suffigation ← suffīgō ← fīgō
• suffigal ← suffīgō ← fīgō

Etymograph / Latin fīvō