Where does “connectionalist” come from?

connectionalist (English) comes from English connectional, from English connection, from Middle English connexioun, from Latin connexiōnem, from Latin connectō, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.

Ancestry of “connectionalist”, step by step

connectionalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English connectional

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconnectionalOf or pertaining to connections; Of or pertaining...
2EnglishconnectionThe act of connecting; The point at which two or...
3Middle Englishconnexiounconnection
4Latinconnexiōnem
5Latinconnectō
6Latinco-allomorph of con-
7Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via English ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-