Past tense of affix; attached, fastened, or added something to another object. In linguistics, refers to adding prefixes, suffixes, or other morphemes to a word root.
From Latin 'affixus', past participle of 'affigere', meaning 'to fasten to'. Composed of 'ad-' (to, toward) and 'figere' (to fasten, fix). The term entered English in the 15th century, initially meaning physical attachment before extending to linguistic contexts.
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