affix

verb

Pronunciation: /ˈæf.ɪks/ / /əˈfɪks/

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin affixus, perfect passive participle of affigere (from ad- + figere). By surface analysis, af- + fix.

A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
“A prefix is an affix that joins to the beginning of another word. Depending on the prefix, it can slightly or significantly alter the meaning of a word. For example, the English prefix “un-” changes a word into its opposite, as from “do” to “undo,” altering its meaning entirely.”
That which is affixed; an appendage.
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.

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin affixus, perfect passive participle of affigere (from ad- + figere). By surface analysis, af- + fix.

To attach.
“to affix a stigma to a person”
“to affix ridicule or blame to somebody”
To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
“to affix a syllable to a word”
“to affix a seal to an instrument”
To fix or fasten figuratively.
“eyes affixed upon the ground”
“Look thou no further, but affix thine eye/On that bright, shiny, round, still moving mass,/The house of blessed gods, which men call sky,/All sow'd with glist'ring stars more thick than grass...”