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Where does “connected” come from?

connected (English) comes from English connect, from Latin connectere, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

connected (English): ":" Having favorable rapport with a powerful...

Definitions

  1. ":" Having favorable rapport with a powerful...

Ancestry of “connected”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconnectTo join : to attach, or to be intended to attach...
2Latinconnecteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “connected”

  • unconnected
  • connectedness
  • connectedly
  • biconnected
  • nonconnected
  • unconnectedly
  • unconnectedness
  • triconnected
  • hyperconnected
  • preconnected
  • overconnected
  • inconnected
  • multiconnected
  • superconnected
  • overconnectedness
  • hyperconnectedness
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