INFIX


Meaning of INFIX in English

v. & n.

--v.tr.

1. (often foll. by in) a fix (a thing in another). b impress (a fact etc. in the mind).

2 Gram. insert (a formative element) into the body of a word.

--n. Gram. a formative element inserted in a word.

Derivatives:

infixation n.

Etymology: L infigere infix- (as IN-(2), FIX): (n.) after prefix, suffix

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.