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Where does the word "nexus" come from? It comes from Latin nexus, and was adopted directly into English (1660s).
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Where does the word "nexus" come from? It comes from Latin nexus, and was adopted directly into English (1660s).
Nexus’s story begins in Latin: nexus meant “binding.” From 'nectere', to bind. It reached English by 1660s as nexus. 'nexus' in tax law dates from the 1900s. Today, nexus means a connection linking things.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient nexus "binding", from 'nectere', to bind.
- Stage 2 · English · 1660s nexus "connection", 'nexus' in tax law dates from the 1900s.