Etymology

annex

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Today it means: An addition, an extension. Full definition →

French annexe ← Latin annexus
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annex · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromannexus
  2. French · borrowed fromannexe
  3. English todayannex

Borrowed from French annexe, from Latin annexus. More at Etymology 2. See also an-.

annex · verb2

  1. Latin · derived fromannectō“bind to”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromannexāre
  3. Old French · derived fromannexer“to join”
  4. Middle English · inherited fromannexen, anexen
  5. English todayannex

From Middle English annexen, anexen, from Old French annexer (“to join”), from Medieval Latin annexāre, infinitive of annexō, frequentative of Latin annectō (“bind to”), from ad (“to”) + nectō (“tie, bind”). Compare the rare annect. Doublet of adnex.

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