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nodus.

knot; node;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈnoː.dʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈnɔː.dus]

  1. a knot (in rope)

    declension-2

  2. a knot (in wood)

    declension-2

  3. a knob

    declension-2

  4. a bond

    declension-2

  5. an obligation

    declension-2

  6. a sticking point

    declension-2

  7. a knotted fishing net

    declension-2 · in-plural
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Per De Vaan, potentially a loanword; it is possibly related to nassa (“fish-trap made of wickerwork”) and necto (“to bind”). One theory derives it from Proto-Indo-European *gned- (“to bind”) and makes it cognate to Proto-Germanic *knuttô (“knot”) (whence Modern English knot). Another theory derives it from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”), whence English net and possibly nettle, Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬐𐬀- (naska-, “bundle”), Old Irish nascaid (“to bind”).

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