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interconnected en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Latin connectō English connect Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English connected English interconnected From inter- + connected.

Meanings

1. Intertwined; connected at multiple points or levels.
   • So why is Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country, seven years and eight months “behind” much of the rest of the world? And how does that work for Ethiopians living on an increasingly interconnected planet that mostly operates in an entirely different era? 2024 June 16, Tamara Hardingham-Gill, “The country where it’s still 2016”, in CNN:
   • Typically, osteoporosis causes the amount of trabecular bone to be reduced and the bone to become thinner, while the intertrabecular space enlarges and the interconnected structure of trabecular bone is disrupted. 2015 July 6, “Assessment of the Impact of Zoledronic Acid on Ovariectomized Osteoporosis Model Using Micro-CT Scanning”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

Forms

Deriveds

interconnectedly · uninterconnected · interconnectedness

Relateds

interrelated · internetted · interoperable

Synonyms

interlinked

interconnected en · VERB · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of interconnect
   form of interconnect