Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAgent noun of fix: one who, or that which, fixes. · A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions. · A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper and/or unlawful means. · Someone who is often paid that helps a customer cut through red tape, especially for government processes or applications.
Etymology tree English fix Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere ▲ Latin -ārius Old French -ierbor. Middle English -er English -er English fixer From fix + -er.
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