ENGLISH ROOT WORD: fix "to attach", "fix" from Latin fixare, figere, fixus

【fix】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "fixare," "figere," and "fixus." It carries the basic meaning of "attach." from PIE *dheigw- "to pierce, stick in; to fix, fasten"

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "fix"]

fix ****[1080] If something is fixed somewhere, it is attached there firmly or securely.
fixed ***[2760] You use fixed to describe something which stays the same and does not or cannot vary.
prefix ☆[4760] A prefix is a letter or group of letters, for example `un-'' or `multi-'', which is added to the beginning of a word in order to form a different word. For example, the prefix `un-'' is added to `happy'' to form `unhappy''. Compare affix and suffix.
suffix ☆[4676] A suffix is a letter or group of letters, for example `-ly'' or `-ness'', which is added to the end of a word in order to form a different word, often of a different word class. For example, the suffix `-ly'' is added to `quick'' to form `quickly''. Compare affix and prefix.
traffic ****[1303] Traffic refers to all the vehicles that are moving along the roads in a particular area. → see also traffic jam

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[WORD ROOT]root fix
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] fix, fic
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) fixare, figere, fixus
[MEANING]root to attach, fix

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 fixare to fix
• 【Latin】 figere to fix, fasten, drive, thrust in; pierce through, transfix
• 【Latin】 fixus [pp of figere] fixed, fast, immovable; established, settled

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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fix ★★★★[1080] verb from fix
【DEFINITION】 If something is fixed somewhere, it is attached there firmly or securely.
【Declension/Conjugation】 fixed, fixed, fixing, fixes
【SYNONYM】 set, rig
【ROOTs】 fix; attach
【Etymology】 《Latin fixus》 [pp of figere] fixed, fast, immovable; established, settled
【First Known Meaning】 set (one's eyes or mind) on something
【DERIVATIVEs】 fix, fixable, fixation, fixity, fixture, fixtureless

fixed ★★★[2760] adjective from fix
【DEFINITION】 You use fixed to describe something which stays the same and does not or cannot vary.
【SYNONYM】 constant
【COMPOSITION】 fix + ed
【ROOTs】 ⑴ fix; ⑵ ed; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin fixus》 [pp of figere] fixed, fast, immovable; established, settled
【DERIVATIVEs】 fixedly, fixedness, fixed

prefix ☆[4760] noun from prefix 〈 fix
【DEFINITION】 A prefix is a letter or group of letters, for example `un-' or `multi-', which is added to the beginning of a word in order to form a different word. For example, the prefix `un-' is added to `happy' to form `unhappy'. Compare affix and suffix.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pre; before, previous ⑵ fix; attach
【Etymology】 《Latin fixus》 [pp of figere] fixed, fast, immovable; established, settled
【First Known Meaning】 word or syllable or two syllables (rarely more) affixed to the beginning of a word to qualify its meaning or direct its application

suffix ☆[4676] noun from suffix 〈 fix
【DEFINITION】 A suffix is a letter or group of letters, for example `-ly' or `-ness', which is added to the end of a word in order to form a different word, often of a different word class. For example, the suffix `-ly' is added to `quick' to form `quickly'. Compare affix and prefix.
【pl.】 suffixes
【ROOTs】 ⑴ suf(sub); below ⑵ fix; attach
【Etymology】 《Latin fixus》 [pp of figere] fixed, fast, immovable; established, settled
【DERIVATIVEs】 suffixal, suffixion, suffix

traffic ★★★★[1303] noun from traffic 〈 fix
【DEFINITION】 Traffic refers to all the vehicles that are moving along the roads in a particular area. → see also traffic jam
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ traf(trans); across ⑵ fic(fix); attach
【Etymology】 《Italian trafficare》 carry on trade
【First Known Meaning】 trade, commerce
【DERIVATIVEs】 trafficker, trafficless, traffic

Other words containing "fix"; affix, crucifix, fixation, fixture, transfix

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

five
fish
firm-
fin
fight
fig-
fid-, fis-
-fest-
fer
fend

 

 

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