enclitic

noun

en·​clit·​ic en-ˈkli-tik 

: a clitic that is associated with a preceding word

enclitic adjective

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin encliticus, from Greek enklitikos, from enklinesthai to lean on, from en- + klinein to lean — more at lean

First Known Use

circa 1663, in the meaning defined above