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Etymology of nexus

Etymology tree Latin nectō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin nexusbor. English nexus From Latin nexus (“connection, nexus; act of binding, tying or fastening together; something which binds, b

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A form or state of connection. · The relationship between a vendor and a jurisdiction for the purpose of taxation, established for example by the vendor operating a physical store in that jurisdiction. · A connected group; a network, a web. · A centre or focus of something.

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Etymology tree Latin nectō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin nexusbor. English nexus From Latin nexus (“connection, nexus; act of binding, tying or fastening together; something which binds, binding, bond, fastening, joint; legal obligation”), from nectō (“to attach, bind, connect, fasten, tie; to interweave; to relate; to unite; to bind by obligation, make liable, oblige; to compose, contrive, devise, produce”, supine stem nex-) + -tus (suffix forming verbal nouns).

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  • Derivation mentionnexusla · connection, nexus; act of binding, tying or fastening together; something which binds, binding, bond, fastening, joint; legal obligation

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