Annexation
/ˌæn.ekˈseɪ.ʃən/noun
The act of adding territory or something else to a larger whole, especially by force.
Did you know?Annexation comes from Latin adnectere, meaning “to bind to,” from nectere, “to tie or weave,” the same ancient root behind words of knots, nets, and binding power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*nek-
“to tie, bind, fasten”
Latin
Latin
nectere
“to bind, tie, fasten”
Latin
Latin
adnectere
“to tie to, attach”
Late Latin
Latin
annexāre
“to attach, join on”
Old French
Old French
annexer
“to annex, add on”
Modern English
English
annexation
“the act of annexing; the addition of territory or property to a larger entity”
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