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English word origin

Etymology of annex

Borrowed from French annexe, from Latin annexus. More at Etymology 2. See also an-.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

An addition, an extension. · An appendix to a book or document. · An addition or extension to a building. · An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighboring country or state, normally by military force.

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Borrowed from French annexe, from Latin annexus. More at Etymology 2. See also an-.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate. · To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc. · To join; to be united. · To take something without permission (informal)

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English annexen, anexen, from Old French annexer (“to join”), from Medieval Latin annexāre, infinitive of annexō, frequentative of Latin annectō (“bind to”), from ad (“to”) + nectō (“tie, bind”). Compare the rare annect. Doublet of adnex.

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