suf‧fix /ˈsʌfɪks/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: suffixum, from Latin suffigere 'to fasten beneath', from sub- ( ⇒ sub-) + figere 'to fasten']
a letter or letters added to the end of a word to form a new word, such as ‘ness’ in ‘kindness’ or ‘ly’ in ‘suddenly’ ⇒
affix,
prefix [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲