index.
hand/needle of a watch; sign, token, proof; informer, tale bearer;
Meaning & usage
A pointer, indicator.
The index finger, forefinger.
An index, list, catalogue, table, summary, digest.
A title, superscription.
A sign, indication, proof, mark, token, index.
An informer, discoverer, director, talebearer, guide, witness, betrayer, spy.
An inscription.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Old Latin en Latin in Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin index From in + dīcō (“to say, indicate”) + -s. Compare iūdex.
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