English → Latin
“node” in Latin
nōdusa knot (in rope); a knot (in wood); a knobdēscendōto climb down, to go or come down, to descend; to march down; to pierce, to penetrate
The English word node itself goes back to Latin nōdus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
node
nodus (Cic., Arat.): Ascending, descending node, nodus ascendens, descendens (technical term).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for node?
- The usual Latin words for “node” are nōdus, dēscendō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.