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figere
Latin · ancient
"to fix, to fasten"
to fix, to fasten, combined with sub- (underneath)
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Stage 2 of 3
suffigere
Latin · ancient
"to fasten underneath"
to fasten underneath, from sub- and figere
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Stage 3 of 3
suffix
English · 1600s
"letters or a syllable added to the end of a word"
settled as the English word for letters added to the end of a word
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