Etymology of the Latin word nexus
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-Derivations in other languages
English
adnexa, English
nexus, English
nexin, French
nexe, Portuguese
nexo, Romanian
nex, Spanish
nexo
