fissi-

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

   fissiparous.

fissi-

combining_form

1. indicating a splitting or cleft

   fissirostral

Word History and Origins

Origin of fissi-¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fissi-¹

from Latin fissus , past participle of findere to split

Example Sentences

These must have been what the old writer quaintly called pali fissi.

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