anexă (Romanian)
Where does "anexă" come from?
The Romanian word 'anexă' is a loanword from the French 'annexe,' which itself traces back to the Latin 'annexus.' This Latin term originated as a participle of 'annectō,' meaning to tie or fasten, ultimately describing something attached or connected to a larger structure.
Full etymology tree
- anexă (Romanian), 'annex'
- borrowed annexe (French), 'annex, appendix'
- borrowed annexus (Latin), 'tied, fastened or bound on or to, connected, attached, annexed, having been connected'
- deverbal annectō (Latin), 'alternative form of adnectō'
- borrowed annexus (Latin), 'tied, fastened or bound on or to, connected, attached, annexed, having been connected'
- borrowed annexe (French), 'annex, appendix'
Ancestors
- annexe (French)
Updated July 2026
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