fixture

Where does the word "fixture" come from? It comes from Latin figere, passing through English before entering English (1600s).

Fixture’s story begins in Latin: figere meant “to fix, to fasten.” The root of 'affix', 'crucifix' and 'fix'. By 1400s, the word had taken hold in English as fix. The slang sense 'to rig' dates from the 1790s. It reached English by 1600s as fixture. Formed from fix with the English suffix -ture, for something permanently attached. Today, fixture means an item of furniture or equipment permanently fixed in place, or a regularly scheduled event.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient figere "to fix, to fasten", the root of 'affix', 'crucifix' and 'fix'.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1400s fix "to make something firmly attached", the slang sense 'to rig' dates from the 1790s.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1600s fixture "something permanently attached to a building or place", formed from fix with the English suffix -ture, for something permanently attached.