How does the word sound?
History of this Word
"affix" is from "figere" (fasten) spoken by ancient people in central Italy around 700 B.C.
Notes
In this sense, it is a word added to another word to form a new word.
Definition
Something added to a word. Forms a new word with a different meaning. A word could have different things added.
Examples of how the word is used
| Affixes that come at the beginnings of words are called prefixes. |
| Most could not tell you what an affix is. |