combine
/ˈkɒmbaɪn/KOM-byn
/ˈkɑmbaɪn/KAHM-byn
Meaningto unite
Common meaning: join together
- comwith, together; thoroughlySkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 100 · scan
- binetwofoldSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 64 · scan
‘with, together’ + ‘twofold’ → combine
Journey through time
- com — Latin com- “with, together; thoroughly” (path traced)
- bine — Latin binus “twofold” (path traced)
Parts join in Latin as combinare.
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin combinare, which Skeat (Concise Dictionary, 1911) analyses as com- ‘with, together; thoroughly’ + bintts ‘twofold’.
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