Where does “indexed” come from?
indexed (English) comes from Hungarian index, from Latin index, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
indexed (English): Having an index; simple past tense and past...
Definitions
- Having an index; simple past tense and past...
Ancestry of “indexed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | index | turn signal US, indicator UK each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change |
| 2 | Latin | index | A pointer, indicator; The index finger,... |
| 3 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |