Where does “inode” come from?

Inode is a modern English computing term derived from index node, blending index from Latin nodus meaning knot with node from the same Latin source.

inode (English): A data structure representing an object in a Unix...

Definitions

inode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	index	An alphabetical listing of items and their...
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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	node	A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling; The point...
2	Middle English	node	lump, swelling; knot, tie
3	Latin	nōdus	a knot (in rope)
4	Proto-Indo-European	gned-	—