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      affixes
      noun
      a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
      verb
      attach or become attached to a stem word
      add to the very end
      attach to
      Roots
      figofix- · Latin · fasten, fix
      Words related to affixes
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      The word affixes breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root fix-, from Latin figo (“fasten, fix”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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