affige
Affige is a term that can refer to several different concepts, often related to affixation or attachment. In linguistics, it can describe the process of adding an affix to a word's root. Affixes are morphemes, the smallest meaningful units of language, that are attached to a base word to create new words or change their grammatical function. Common examples include prefixes (added before the root) and suffixes (added after the root).
In a more general sense, "affige" might also be used to describe the act of attaching or
While not a widely used standalone word in common English, the root "affix" is much more prevalent.