subfix

[ suhb-fiks ]

noun

1. subscript ( def 4 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of subfix¹

1890–95; sub- + -fix, extracted from prefix, suffix, etc.

Example Sentences

Subfix the word should be literally, but for the sake of the sound—the euphony, the good sound—we say suffix.

From Project Gutenberg

A classified list shows 28 compounds of this glyph, 20 of these showing the subfix, and combined with a face or other prefix.

From Project Gutenberg