An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A linguistic element added to a word or root to produce a derived or inflected form. General term for → infix, → prefix, → suffix, and → circumfix.

Etymology (EN): From L. affixus “fastened to,” p.p. of affigere
“fasten to, attach,” from af-, variant of → ad- “to”

• figere “fasten.”

Etymology (PE): Vand, variant band “tie, band,” present stem of Mod.-Mid./Pers. bastan/vastan “to bind, shut;” Av./O.Pers. band- “to bind, fetter,” banda- “band, tie;” cf. Skt. bandh- “to bind, tie, fasten;” PIE *bhendh- “to bind,” cf. Ger. binden, E. bind.