Etymograph

English

subfix

From sub- + -fix.

Formed from sub + fix

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- ‘to jab’

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Latin fīxus ‘immovable’

Old French fix ‘fastened’

Old French *fixer

Middle English fixen

English fix

Today it means

noun One or more letters or sounds added at the bottom of a word to modify its meaning, found in Maya script.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / subfix