English
catenate
Catenate comes from Latin catēnātus ‘chained’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *katesnā.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*katesnāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcatēna‘chain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcatēnārenext step skipped: Latin catēnō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcatēnātus‘chained’
- Englishtodaycatenate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*katesnāreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcatēna‘chain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcatēnārenext step skipped: Latin catēnō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcatēnātus‘chained’
- Englishtodaycatenate
Linked words
through Latin catēna ‘chain’
Today it means
verb To connect things together, especially to form a chain.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *katesnā / catenate