affix

Meanings

Noun

• That which is affixed; an appendage.
• A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end.
• A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; a prefix, suffix etc.
• The complex number $a+bi$ associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates $(a,b)$.
• Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.

Verb

• To attach.
• To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
• To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon.

Origin

• Borrowed from Latin affixus, perfect passive participle of affigere (from ad- + figere), equivalent to ad- + fix.