disfix

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ -fix.

Noun

disfix (plural disfixes)

1. (linguistics) A subtractive morpheme, that is, a morpheme which manifests itself through elision (the removal of segments from a root or stem).

Derived terms

• disfixation

 

Related terms

• affix
• infix
• prefix
• suffix

 

See also

• back-formation