Etymology

unconnected

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Today it means: Not connected or joined. Full definition →

English connected ← Latin connectō ← Proto-Italic *kom-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  10. Proto-Italic*kom
  11. Proto-Italic*kom-
  12. Latincon-
  13. Latinnectō
  14. Latincōnectō
  15. Latinconnectō
  16. Englishconnect
  17. Englishconnected
  18. English todayunconnected

From un- + connected.

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