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disfix

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-fix
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subtractive morpheme, that is, a morpheme which manifests itself through elision (the removal of segments from a root or stem).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English -fix English disfix From dis- + -fix.

Inflected Forms

disfixes (plural)

Derived Forms

disfixation

Phrases

back-formation

Frequently Paired Words

adfix affix circumfix duplifix infix interfix postfix prefix

Questions

What does disfix mean?
A subtractive morpheme, that is, a morpheme which manifests itself through elision (the removal of segments from a root or stem).
Where does disfix come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English -fix English disfix From dis- + -fix.

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