index rerum
English
Etymology
Latin: index + rerum.
Noun
index rerum (plural index rerums)
- A tabulated and alphabetized notebook, for systematic preservation of items, quotations, etc.
- An index of subjects; used when a work contains multiple indices, such as one for personal names (index nominum), places (index locorum), or words (index verborum)
Coordinate terms
- index nominum
- index locorum
- index verborum