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Where does “node” come from?

Node comes from Latin nodus, which derives from Proto-Indo-European gned-, a root meaning to tie or bind together.

node (English): A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling; The point...

Definitions

  1. A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling; The point...

Ancestry of “node”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishnodelump, swelling; knot, tie
2Latinnōdus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangned-—

Words derived from “node”

  • nodal
  • inode
  • internode
  • extranodal
  • internodal
  • binodal
  • noded
  • antinode
  • supernode
  • intranodal
  • subnode
  • paranodal
  • multinode
  • nodical
  • antinodal
  • perinodal
  • multinodal
  • nodelist
  • nodeset
  • nodeless
  • juxtaparanodal
  • intranode
  • nodally
  • uninodal
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