English
annexion
Annexion comes from Late Latin annexiō ‘a connecting, annexion, annexation’, and goes back to Latin nectō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnectō‘to connect, interweave, attach, unite’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadnectōas annecto‘to bind or tie to, connect, annex’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEannexiō‘a connecting, annexion, annexation’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500annexion
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnectō‘to connect, interweave, attach, unite’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadnectōas annecto‘to bind or tie to, connect, annex’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEannexiō‘a connecting, annexion, annexation’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500annexion
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin nectō ‘to connect, interweave, attach, unite’
Today it means
noun annexation
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin nectō / annexion