English Explanatory Dictionary

concatenate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To join or link together, as though in a chain.
  2. To join (text strings) together.
adj
  1. Joined together as if in a chain.

Pronunciation

/kənˈkæ.tə.neɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-concatenate.wav

Word forms

concatenate concatenates concatenating concatenated

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Italic *katesnā Latin catēna Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin catēnō Latin concatēnō Latin concatēnātus English concatenate From the perfect passive participle stem of Latin concatēnāre (“to link or chain together”), from con- (“with”) + catēnō (“chain, bind”), from catēna (“a chain”).

Related words

catenate

Derived words

concatemer concatenation concatenative deconcatenate nonconcatenated reconcatenate unconcatenate unconcatenated
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