- link
- {{11}}link (n.2) "torch," 1520s, of uncertain origin, possibly from M.L. linchinus, from lichinus "wick," from Gk. lykhnos "portable light, lamp."{{12}}link (n.) early 15c., "one of a series of rings or loops which form a chain; section of a cord," probably from O.N. *hlenkr or a similar Scandinavian source (Cf. O.N. hlekkr "link," O.Swed. lænker "chain, link," Norw. lenke, Dan. lænke), from P.Gmc. *khlink- (Cf. Ger. lenken "to bend, turn, lead," gelenk "articulation, joint, link," O.E. hlencan (pl.) "armor"), from PIE root *kleng- "to bend, turn." Missing link between man and apes dates to 1880.{{12}}link (v.) "bind, fasten, to couple," late 14c., believed to be from LINK (Cf. link) (n.), though it is attested earlier. Related: Linked; linking.
Etymology dictionary. 2014.