Interjoining

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The process of joining multiple distinct entities to work in harmony
2. The act of connecting various components to form a unified whole
3. The act of linking separate parts so they become connected and unified

Etymology: "Interjoining" is the present participle of "interjoin", a verb built from the prefix "inter-" and the English verb "join". The prefix comes from Latin "inter", meaning "between" or "among", which is ultimately related to the Proto-Indo-European root for "between" and was borrowed into English as a living prefix. Joining the two gives a literal sense of fastening things together so that they lie between one another, which is exactly what the word still describes: connecting separate parts. The verb "join" came into English through Old French "joindre" from Latin "iungere", "to yoke or bind together", so the core idea of harnessing two things into one has been there from the start. Adding "inter-" simply sharpens it to the connection that runs between separate pieces rather than a joining of a whole.

Synonyms: connecting, joining