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Where does “disconnect” come from?

Disconnect comes from English dis- prefixed to connect, which derives from Latin connectere, formed from the prefix com- meaning "together" and nectere meaning "to bind."

disconnect (English): To sever or interrupt a connection; Of a person,...

Definitions

  1. To sever or interrupt a connection; Of a person,...

Ancestry of “disconnect”, 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 “disconnect”

  • disconnector
  • disconnective
  • disconnectable
  • disconnectively
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