Etymograph

English

connexion

Connexion comes from Latin connexiō ‘a conclusion, binding together’, and goes back to nectō ‘tie, fasten’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnectō1‘tie, fasten’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnectō2as connectō‘to connect, link, fasten together’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEconnexiō2‘a conclusion, binding together’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500connexioun2‘connection’
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1803connexion2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin conecto
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English connexion
  3. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1803, John Marshall, Marbury v. Madiſon: “There are undoubtedly facts, which, may come to their…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEnectōWiktionary, Latin conecto‘tie, fasten’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnectōWiktionary, English connexionas connectō‘to connect, link, fasten together’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEconnexiōWiktionary, English connexion‘a conclusion, binding together’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500connexiounWiktionary, English connexion‘connection’
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1803connexionWiktionary, English connexion. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1803, John Marshall, Marbury v. Madiſon: “There are undoubtedly facts, which, may come to their…”

Linked words

through Latin nectō ‘tie, fasten’

nexus, 3 more

through Latin cōnectō ‘to connect, link, fasten together’

connection

Today it means

noun Dated spelling of connection.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “connexion”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin conecto. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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