Etymology of the English word fix
the English word
fixderived from the Medieval Latin word
fixarederived from the Latin word
fixus (fixed; firmly established; unwavering; immovable; constant)
derived from the Latin word
figere (fasten, fix; pierce)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhigʷ-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhīgʷ-Date
The earliest known usage of fix in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
fixative,
fixator,
fixer,
unfix,
vixen,
fixing,
fixedDerivations in other languages
French
fixerCognates
Danish
fixe, Dutch
fixeren, French
fixer, German
fixen, German
fixieren, Lithuanian
fiksuoti, Norwegian
fikse, Norwegian
fiksere, Russian
фикcиpoвать, Swedish
fixeraUsage
Word found in Middle English, Modern English
