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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...

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  1. A data structure representing an object in a Unix...

Ancestry of “inode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindexAn alphabetical listing of items and their...
2LatinindexA pointer, indicator; The index finger,...
3Latindīcō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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