Catenate
/ˈkætəˌneɪt/noun
To link or connect in a series, especially like a chain.
Did you know?Its root is Latin catena, “chain,” which also gave English words tied to capture, confinement, and chained movement — a whole vocabulary of binding power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kat-
“to catch, seize, or hold”
Latin
Latin
catena
“chain”
Late Latin
Latin
catēnāre
“to chain, fasten together”
16th Century
English
catenate
“to link in a chain; to connect in sequence”
Modern English
English
catenate
“to connect or link together in a series”