An affix is a morpheme that is added (affixed) to a root word to change its meaning. Prefixes and suffixes are both types of affixes. A prefix is an affix that occurs before the root word, while an affix attached at the end is a suffix.[1] The addition of prefixes or suffixes creates another orientation term.[2]
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(as an attraction term) having the potential to be attracted to more than one sex or gender;[5] being attracted to people of a gender like one's own and different from one's own[6]
Not necessarily limited to the gender binary.[7] Bi people do not always experience their attractions to different genders equally or in the same way.[3] Bi and pan may be used interchangeably by some people and usage of both or one is personal preference;[8] some consider bi to be an umbrella term that encompasses pan.[6]
When used regarding gender, multi- and poly- can both be used to indicate a person who identifies as more than one gender.[3] However, multigender is generally used as an umbrella term for labels where a person is more than one gender at a time, with polygender being under that umbrella.[9]
When used regarding attractions, omni- indicates that the gender of the object of attraction does have an effect on the way that attraction is experienced.[3]
pan-
When used regarding attractions, pan- indicates that the gender of the object of attraction does not have an effect on the way that attraction is experienced.[3]
Cetero- replaced skolio-,[2] but opinions differ over whether only non-binary and transgender people should use the term,[3] with some asserting the limitation as a fact.[2][10]
skolio-
Due to skolio- meaning "bent" or "broken" and implying a need to be fixed, it has been replaced by cetero-.[2]
