-fix

Forming nouns denoting a morpheme used in word formation joined to a word in the specified way

Suffix

  1. Forming nouns denoting a morpheme used in word formation joined to a word in the specified way
    • infix
    • circumfix
  2. Forming verbs denoting fastening or attaching (something) in the specified way
    • suffix
    • prefix

Origin

The common element of prefix, suffix, and affix — all ultimately from Latin figere (“to fasten”).

Related

-fixation