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

  1. The act of connecting; The point at which two or...

Ancestry of “connection”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishconnexiounconnection
2Latinconnexiōnem
3Latinconnectō
4Latinco-allomorph of con-
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “connection

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-