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Where does “connector” come from?

Connector comes from English connect, derived from Latin connectere, formed from the prefix con- (from cum, meaning "with") and nectere (meaning "to bind").

connector (English): One who connects; A device for connecting...

Definitions

  1. One who connects; A device for connecting...

Ancestry of “connector”, 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 “connector”

  • connecter
  • Euroconnector
  • connectorless
  • connectors
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