Connected or joined together; linked in relationship or sequence.
From Latin 'connexus,' past participle of 'conectere' meaning 'to bind together.' The prefix 'con-' means 'together' and '-nectere' means 'to bind,' ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots relating to binding and fastening.
This word is the ancestor of our modern 'connect,' but stayed alive in British English and legal terminology long after American English switched spellings. It's a perfect example of how British and American English diverged in the 1700s-1800s!
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