connect

Where does the word "connect" come from? It comes from Latin nectere, passing through Latin before entering English (1500s).

Connect’s story begins in Latin: nectere meant “to bind, to tie.” To bind, to tie, combined with com- (together). Within Latin, it grew into connectere by ancient. To bind together, from com- and nectere. It reached English by 1500s as connect. Settled as the English word for joining or linking two or more things. Today, connect means to join or link two or more things together.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient nectere "to bind, to tie", to bind, to tie, combined with com- (together).
2. Stage 2 · Latin · ancient connectere "to bind together", to bind together, from com- and nectere.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1500s connect "to join or link two or more things together", settled as the English word for joining or linking two or more things.