Annexed
/əˈnekst/noun
Joined or added to something larger, especially by force or official action.
Did you know?Its Latin ancestor, *annexus*, comes from *nectere* meaning “to bind” — the same root behind words for knots, nets, and binding together, which is why annexation feels so physically final.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*nek-
“to bind, tie”
Latin
Latin
nectere
“to tie, bind, fasten”
Latin
Latin
annexus
“bound on, attached to”
Old French
Old French
annexer
“to attach, add on”
Middle English
English
annexen
“to join or add as an accessory”
Modern English
English
annexed
“joined or added, especially by formal or forceful action”