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Etymology of the English word connection

the English word connection
derived from the Latin word connexio (binding together; close union; organic union; junction, meeting; causal sequence)
derived from the Latin word connexus (connection; joining together; combination; joined, linked; bound by ties)
derived from the Latin word connectere (join, fasten, link together)
using the Latin prefix con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix com-
derived from the Latin word cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word nectere (tie, bind)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ned-

Derivations in English

connectionism, disconnection

Cognates

Dutch connectie, French connexion, German Konnexion, Italian connessione, Spanish conexion

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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