Where does “adjacent” come from?
Adjacent comes from Latin adiacentis, the nominative plural of adiacens (lying near), from Latin adiaceo (to lie near), formed from the Latin prefix ad- (to) and Proto-Indo-European ád (to), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd (to go).
adjacent (English): Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring;...
Definitions
- Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring;...
Ancestry of “adjacent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | adiacēns | adjacent, adjoining, neighbouring |
| 2 | Latin | adiaceo | I lie beside, at, near or next to; am adjacent... |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |