"index (of a book)" in seven languages
Meaningindex (of a book)
Spanish
índice
/ˈindiθe/
masc.learned
Also the table of contents.
French
index
/ɛ̃dɛks/
masc.learned
Also the index finger.
Italian
indice
/ˈinditʃe/
masc.learned
Also the index finger.
Portuguese
índice
/ˈĩdʒisi/
masc.learned
Romanian
index
/ˈindeks/
neut.learned
Catalan
índex
/ˈindəks/
masc.learned
English
index
/ˈɪndɛks/
from Latin/French · Latin
English → Italianindex (of a book)indiceCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
INDICEM (nom. INDEX)‘pointer, forefinger (from INDICĀRE 'to point out')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
French and English took the Latin nominative index; Spanish and Italian the accusative stem INDICEM — the usual Romance pattern.
English relatives: indicate, indicator
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In a sentence
- esBúscalo en el índice.
- frCherche-le dans l'index.
- itCercalo nell'indice.
- ptProcure no índice.
- roCaută în index.
- caBusca-ho a l'índex.
- enLook it up in the index.
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