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-fex
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fex Fex
Latin
Etymology
la maker :inh itc-pro:*-faks
Equivalent to la faciō -s. la itc-pro *-faks, from earlier itc-pro *-θaks, from la ine-pro *dʰéh₁k-s, the root noun of ine-pro *dʰeh₁-k-, an extension of ine-pro *dʰeh₁- to do; to place. Related to grc θεός.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-fex<3> m f
denotes maker or performer
la ars art artifex artist
la pānis bread pānifex bread-maker, baker
la aedēs building aedifex builder
la pōns bridge pontifex bridge-maker high priest
Declension
-fex<3>
Derived terms
la
Related terms
la faciō