fissi-
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
British Dictionary definitions for
fissi-
fissi-
combining form
1.
indicating a splitting or cleft:
fissirostral
Word Origin
from Latin
fissus
, past participle of
findere
to split