| affix |
| Definition: A letter or letters put at the beginning, end, middle, etc. of a word or a stem to create a new word. Note: Prefixes and suffixes are types of affixes. |
| Example: The -ly in the word quickly is a type of affix called a suffix. |
| Etymology: The word derives from the Latin affixus, fastened to (from ad, to + figere, fasten). |
| OED: The first citation for the noun affix is from 1612: "Framing it somewhat to their own country fashion, in notation of points, affixes, conjugations." (Brerewood Lang. & Relig. ix. 76) |