connective
/kəˈnektɪv/kuh-NEK-tiv
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/kəˈnɛktɪv/kuh-NEK-tiv
Meaningtending to connect
Common meaning: serving to join
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- conwith, together; thoroughly
- nectto tie, bindLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1196 · scan
- iveadjective ending: tending to
‘with, together’ + ‘to tie, bind’ → connective
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from connect + -ive.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CONNECT, p.130 · scan
Roots
- nectō, nexum Latin “to tie, bind”
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