English
infixation
From infix + -ation.
Formed from infix + -ation
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- ‘to plant’
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Latin fīgō ‘to fasten, fix’
Latin infigō ‘to fasten in’
Latin infixus ‘fastened, fixed, implanted’
Middle English infixed ‘stuck in’
English infix
Today it means
noun Word formation involving an infix or infixes; adding an infix to a word.
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Etymograph / infixation