Etymology

deindex

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Today it means: To remove from an index. Full definition →

English index ← Latin index ← Proto-Italic *deikō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  8. Proto-Italic*en
  9. Old Latinen
  10. Latinin
  11. Proto-Indo-European*deyḱ-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*déyḱeti
  13. Proto-Italic*deikō
  14. Latindīcō
  15. Latinindex
  16. Englishindex
  17. English todaydeindex

From de- + index.

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