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Where does “link” come from?

Link comes from Old Norse hlenkr, from Ancient Greek λύχνος, from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos, ultimately derived from the root kleng-.

link (English): A connection between places, people, events,...

Definitions

  1. A connection between places, people, events,...

Ancestry of “link”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlinchinuscandle
2Latinlynchinus—
3Ancient Greekλύχνοςlamp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanluk-s-nos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “link”

  • links
  • linking
  • linkage
  • uplink
  • downlink
  • linker
  • hyperlink
  • unlinked
  • crosslink
  • interlink
  • crosslinker
  • linkup
  • unlink
  • linkable
  • chainlink
  • interlinkage
  • multilink
  • delink
  • datalink
  • cufflink
  • relink
  • permalink
  • unlinkability
  • polylinker
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →