Origin

from Latin fissus, past participle of findere to split

fissi-

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “cleft,” used in the formation of compound words:

fissiparous.

Origin

< Latin, combining form of fissus cloven, fissum fissure, special uses of past participle of findere to split

Related Words

fissipalmate
fissiparous
fissiped
fissirostral
fissure

fissi-a word element meaning 'cleft'.

[Latin, combining form of fissus, past participle]

fissi-less correctly fisso-, used as combining form of L. fissus, pa. pple. of findĕre to split, employed in Biol., Phys., Zool., in terms formed chiefly on the analogy of late L. fissipēs (see fissiped) to indicate the condition of being cleft. ˌfissiˈcostate a. [L. costa rib: see costate], having the nervures or ribs divided (Syd. Soc. Lex.). ˌfissiˈdactyl, -yle a. [Gr. δάκτυλ-ος finger], having the digits divided. ˌfissigeˈmmation, a mode of reproduction intermediate between fission and gemmation. ˌfissiˈlingual a. [L. lingua tongue + -al¹], having the tongue cleft; said of a suborder of saurian reptiles, hence called Fissilinguia. ˌfissiˈpalmate a. [see palmate], partially web-footed; semipalmate. Hence ˌfissipalˈmation, partial palmation, or incomplete webbing of the toes. ˌfissipartuˈrition, the action of giving birth to young by fission (in quot. transf.). ˌfissiˈrostral a. [L. rostr-um + -al¹], having a deeply cleft beak; belonging to the order of birds thence called Fissirostres. ˌfissiˈrostrate a. [as prec. + -ate²] = prec.1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 268/1 Families of the Fissirostral tribe.1856–8W. Clark Van der Hoeven's Zool. II. 377 Natatores.—Feet..palmate or fisso-palmate.1881O. Fisher in Nature XXV. 243 The act of fissiparturition by which the moon was born must have been sudden.

fissi-
combining form
Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin fissus, past participle of findere to split — more at bite
1. : divided : cleft
< fissilingual >
2. : fission
< fissiparous >

词汇	fissi-
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie OED Webster fissi- pref.（前缀） Fission: 裂变： fissiparous. 裂胎的 Split; cleft: 裂开的；分裂的： fissipalmate. 裂掌状的；脚趾半连的语源 From Latin fissus [past participle of] findere [to split] * see bheid- 源自拉丁语 fissus [] findere的过去分词 [裂开] 参见 bheid- fissi- combining form indicating a splitting or cleft ⇒ fissirostral Origin from Latin fissus, past participle of findere* to split fissi- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “cleft,” used in the formation of compound words: fissiparous. Origin < Latin, combining form of fissus cloven, fissum fissure, special uses of past participle of findere to split Related Words fissipalmate fissiparous fissiped fissirostral fissure fissi-a word element meaning 'cleft'. [Latin, combining form of fissus, past participle] fissi-less correctly fisso-, used as combining form of L. fissus, pa. pple. of findĕre to split, employed in Biol., Phys., Zool., in terms formed chiefly on the analogy of late L. fissipēs (see fissiped) to indicate the condition of being cleft. ˌfissiˈcostate a. [L. costa rib: see costate], having the nervures or ribs divided (Syd. Soc. Lex.). ˌfissiˈdactyl, -yle a. [Gr. δάκτυλ-ος finger], having the digits divided. ˌfissigeˈmmation, a mode of reproduction intermediate between fission and gemmation. ˌfissiˈlingual a. [L. lingua tongue + -al¹], having the tongue cleft; said of a suborder of saurian reptiles, hence called Fissilinguia. ˌfissiˈpalmate a. [see palmate], partially web-footed; semipalmate. Hence ˌfissipalˈmation, partial palmation, or incomplete webbing of the toes. ˌfissipartuˈrition, the action of giving birth to young by fission (in quot. transf.). ˌfissiˈrostral a. [L. rostr-um + -al¹], having a deeply cleft beak; belonging to the order of birds thence called Fissirostres. ˌfissiˈrostrate a. [as prec. + -ate²] = prec.1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 268/1 Families of the Fissirostral tribe.1856–8W. Clark Van der Hoeven's Zool. II. 377 Natatores.—Feet..palmate or fisso-palmate.1881O. Fisher in Nature XXV. 243 The act of fissiparturition by which the moon was born must have been sudden. fissi- combining form Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin fissus, past participle of findere to split — more at bite 1. : divided : cleft < fissilingual > 2. : fission < fissiparous >
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