Coupler
/ˈkuːplər/noun
A device or person that connects, joins, or links two things together.
Did you know?Coupler comes from the same deep Indo-European root behind words like 'pair' and 'peer,' showing how ancient language treated joining as a form of matching or equality.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to produce, procure; to move through, bring forth”
Latin
Latin
par
“equal, a match”
Old French
Old French
coupel
“a small vessel; a linking or joining piece in later technical use”
Middle English
English
couplen
“to join, link, or mate”
Modern English
English
coupler
“a device or person that joins two things together”