connective

noun

an instrumentality that connects

an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences

adjective

connecting or tending to connect

Roots

nectonect- · Latin · bind, tie

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Where does connective come from?

The word connective breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root nect-, from Latin necto (“bind, tie”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.