Etymograph

English

nexus

Nexus comes from Latin nexus ‘connection, nexus’, and goes back to nectō.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnectō‘to connect, interweave, attach, unite’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnexus‘connection, nexus’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2023same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnectō‘to connect, interweave, attach, unite’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEnexus‘connection, nexus’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2023same form

Earliest quotation: 2023, Panarat Thepgumpanat, Thailand's opposition opens up big election lead as army par: “Sunday's election pits Move Forward and the billionaire Shinawatra…”

Linked words

through Latin nectō ‘to connect, interweave, attach, unite’

connection, connect, connexion, 2 more

Today it means

noun A form or state of connection.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin nectō / nexus

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