American linguist Arnold Zwicky from lib(erated) + -fix. libfix (plural <span class="searchmatch">libfixes</span>) (linguistics) An affix that has been extracted from an existing word....
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ase" Derived from ending of diastase; a libfix. enPR: ās′, āz′ (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key):...