índice

/ˈindiθe/ · B2 · noun · m

index finger

👆📖 Latin index = pointer; the pointing finger points you to the page

Índice comes from Latin index, meaning one who points out. The index finger is the pointing finger, and a book's index points you to where topics are. The same idea covers a gauge's hand or needle, which points at a value.

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