Etymology

node

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Today it means: A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling. Full definition →

Middle English node ← Latin nōdus
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  1. Latin · derived fromnōdus
  2. Middle English · inherited fromnode
  3. English todaynode

From Middle English node, borrowed from Latin nōdus. Doublet of knot, knout, and nodus.

Words from the same roots

Latinnōdus all →

nodus

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