Link Definition
To connect two or more things.
(rare) A diminutive of the male given name Lincoln.
Origin of Link
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Possibly from Medieval Latin linchinus, lichnus candle from Latin lychnus from Greek lukhnos lamp leuk- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Plausibly a modification of Medieval Latin linchinus (“candle"), an alteration of Latin lynchinus, itself from Ancient Greek λύχνος (lukhnos, “lamp").
From Wiktionary
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From Old English linke probably from Old Norse *hlenkr, from Proto-Germanic. Used in English since the 14th century.
From Wiktionary
Middle English linke of Scandinavian origin Old Norse hlekkr, *hlenkr from hlenkr
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Origin unknown.
From Wiktionary
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