Where does “bahasa indeks” come from?

bahasa indeks (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian indeks, from Dutch index, from Middle Dutch index, from Latin index, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

bahasa indeks (Indonesian): indexing language, retrieval language: a system that uses a controlled vocabulary to name subjects and organize information

Definitions

  1. indexing language, retrieval language: a system that uses a controlled vocabulary to name subjects and organize information

Ancestry of “bahasa indeks”, step by step

bahasa indeks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian indeks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianindeksindex
2Dutchindexindex; index finger
3Middle Dutchindex
4LatinindexA pointer, indicator; The index finger,...
5Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Indonesian Bahasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesianBahasalanguage
2Malaybahasalanguage; decorum, appropriate social behavior
3Sanskritभाषाspeech, language; any Prakrit dialect or a...
4Sanskritभाष
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-