Etymograph

English

transfixable

From transfix + -able.

Formed from transfix + -able

Latin figō ‘to pierce’

Latin transfigō ‘to pierce through’

Old French transfixer

Middle French transfixer

English transfix

Today it means

adj Able to be transfixed.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “transfixable”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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