Meaning

noun the result of adding an affix to a root word

noun formation of a word by means of an affix

noun the act of attaching or affixing something

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-der. Proto-Italic *feigʷō Latin fīvō Latin fīgō Latin affīgō Latin affīxusbor. English affix Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English…

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