enclitic

Meanings

1. A clitic that joins with the preceding word phonetically, graphically, or both.

1. Affixed phonetically.

Etymology

From Late Latin encliticus, from Ancient Greek ἐγκλιτικός (enklitikós, “inclined towards”), from ἐγκλίνειν (enklínein, “lean on”), from ἐν (en, “upon”) + κλίνειν (klínein, “to lean, incline”).