Etymology of the English word nexus
the English word
nexusderived from the Latin word
nexus (bound; obligation between creditor and debtor; one reduced to quasi-slavery for debt, bondsman)
derived from the Latin word
nectere (tie, bind)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ned-Date
The earliest known usage of nexus in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
German
Nexus, Norwegian
neksus, Swedish
nexusUsage
Word found in Modern English
