Where does “nodical” come from?

nodical (English) comes from English node, from Middle English node, from Latin nōdus, from Proto-Indo-European gned-.

nodical (English): Of or pertaining to the nodes of an orbiting body

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the nodes of an orbiting body

Ancestry of “nodical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnodeA knot, knob, protuberance or swelling; The point...
2Middle Englishnodelump, swelling; knot, tie
3Latinnōdusa knot (in rope)
4Proto-Indo-Europeangned-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gned- →
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