Where does “connection” come from?
Connection derives from Middle English connexioun, from Latin conexio and connexio, both formed with the prefix com- meaning "together," ultimately from Latin com.
connection (English): The act of connecting; The point at which two or...
Definitions
- The act of connecting; The point at which two or...
Ancestry of “connection”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | connexioun | connection |
| 2 | Latin | connexiōnem | — |
| 3 | Latin | connectō | — |
| 4 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “connection”
- interconnection
- disconnection
- reconnection
- connectionist
- connectionless
- connectionism
- connectional
- teleconnection
- misconnection
- inconnection
- nonconnection
- hyperconnection
- connectionally
- superconnection
- unconnection
- multiconnection
- autoconnection
- dysconnection
- intraconnection
- paleoconnection
- semiconnection
- കണക്ഷൻ
- interconnectional
- connectionalism