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nectere
Latin · ancient
"to bind, to tie"
to bind, to tie, combined with ad- (to)
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annectere
Latin · ancient
"to bind to, to attach"
to bind to, to attach, from ad- and nectere
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annexer
Old French · medieval
"to attach territory or property to a larger whole"
carried into French for attaching territory or property to a larger whole
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annex
English · 1400s
"to add territory to a larger political unit, or an attached building"
settled as the English word for adding territory to a larger political unit
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