ad-

to, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

Forms

ad-
ac- — Used before c in Latin.
af- — Used before f in Latin.
ag- — Used before g in Latin.
al- — Used before l in Latin.
ap- — Used before p in Latin.
ar- — Used before r in Latin.
as- — Used before s in Latin.
at- — Used before t in Latin.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *ad, ‘to; near.’

Note

Later Latin-based spellings sometimes restored consonants that had disappeared in French.

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noun

annexation

an-ek-SAY-shuhn/ˌænekˈseɪʃn/

The act of adding territory or property to a larger entity.

The proposed annexation would bring the village within the city's boundaries.

Two adjacent unlabeled territory maps become one outlined area with a small flag placed in the added region.

Etymology

anLatinto, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

+nexLatintie or bind

+ationLatinan action, process, or result

The roots picture binding one thing to another, and the ending names the action. This developed into adding a smaller territory to a greater one through formal control.

In context

Natasha's Adventures9:18

But I surely don’t support the annexation of Crimea because it was a way for Putin to express his power and raise the level of patriotism in souls of Russian vatniks. But as Russian authorities consider Crimea Russian territory

Russian banknotes and coins / History of Russian currency

More examples

Residents debate the consequences of annexation.
The historian maps several territorial annexations.
The agreement sets conditions for the annexation of the property.

Forms

annexation · annexations

Similar words

incorporation: Broader joining into a whole, without necessarily changing territorial control.
acquisition: Emphasizes obtaining something rather than adding it to an existing entity.