index rerum

English

Etymology

Latin: index + rerum.

Noun

index rerum (plural index rerums)

1. A tabulated and alphabetized notebook, for systematic preservation of items, quotations, etc.
2. An index of subjects; used when a work contains multiple indexes, to differentiate from an index of personal names (index nominum), an index of places (index locorum), or an index of words (index verborum)

Coordinate terms

• index nominum
• index locorum
• index verborum