diff --git a/changelog/7259.deprecation.rst b/changelog/7259.deprecation.rst
index f9f5a6629..ae857c0d8 100644
--- a/changelog/7259.deprecation.rst
+++ b/changelog/7259.deprecation.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 ``py.path.local`` arguments to Node constructors have been deprecated. See :ref:`the deprecation note <node-ctor-fspath-deprecation>` for full details.
 
 .. note::
-    The name of the ``Node`` arguments and attributes (old ``fspath``, new ``path``) is **the opposite**
-    of the situation for hooks (old ``path``, new ``fspath``).
+    The name of the :class:`~_pytest.nodes.Node` arguments and attributes (the
+    new attribute being ``path``) is **the opposite** of the situation for hooks
+    (the old argument being ``path``).
+
     This is an unfortunate artifact due to historical reasons, which should be
     resolved in future versions as we slowly get rid of the :pypi:`py`
     dependency (see :issue:`9283` for a longer discussion).
diff --git a/changelog/8144.feature.rst b/changelog/8144.feature.rst
index 03a3e4f2b..fe576eeff 100644
--- a/changelog/8144.feature.rst
+++ b/changelog/8144.feature.rst
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ The following hooks now receive an additional ``pathlib.Path`` argument, equival
 - :func:`pytest_report_collectionfinish <_pytest.hookspec.pytest_report_collectionfinish>` - The ``start_path`` parameter (equivalent to existing ``startdir`` parameter).
 
 .. note::
-    The name of the ``Node`` arguments and attributes (the new attribute being
-    ``path``) is **the opposite** of the situation for hooks (the old argument
-    being ``path``).
+    The name of the :class:`~_pytest.nodes.Node` arguments and attributes (the
+    new attribute being ``path``) is **the opposite** of the situation for hooks
+    (the old argument being ``path``).
 
     This is an unfortunate artifact due to historical reasons, which should be
     resolved in future versions as we slowly get rid of the :pypi:`py`
diff --git a/changelog/8251.feature.rst b/changelog/8251.feature.rst
index f4fbf5b5d..fe157cc98 100644
--- a/changelog/8251.feature.rst
+++ b/changelog/8251.feature.rst
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ Implement ``Node.path`` as a ``pathlib.Path``. Both the old ``fspath`` and this
 due to the ongoing migration of methods like :meth:`~_pytest.Item.reportinfo`, we expect to deprecate it in a future release.
 
 .. note::
-    The name of the attributes (old ``fspath``, new ``path``) is **the opposite**
-    of the situation for hooks.
+    The name of the :class:`~_pytest.nodes.Node` arguments and attributes (the
+    new attribute being ``path``) is **the opposite** of the situation for hooks
+    (the old argument being ``path``).
+
     This is an unfortunate artifact due to historical reasons, which should be
     resolved in future versions as we slowly get rid of the :pypi:`py`
     dependency (see :issue:`9283` for a longer discussion).
diff --git a/doc/en/deprecations.rst b/doc/en/deprecations.rst
index b88cd16c7..ea9ef2aa3 100644
--- a/doc/en/deprecations.rst
+++ b/doc/en/deprecations.rst
@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ Plugins which implement custom items and collectors are encouraged to replace
 (``pathlib.Path``), and drop any other usage of the ``py`` library if possible.
 
 .. note::
-    The name of the arguments (old ``fspath``, new ``path``) is **the opposite**
-    of the situation for hooks, :ref:`outlined below <legacy-path-hooks-deprecated>`.
+    The name of the :class:`~_pytest.nodes.Node` arguments and attributes (the
+    new attribute being ``path``) is **the opposite** of the situation for
+    hooks, :ref:`outlined below <legacy-path-hooks-deprecated>` (the old
+    argument being ``path``).
+
     This is an unfortunate artifact due to historical reasons, which should be
     resolved in future versions as we slowly get rid of the :pypi:`py`
     dependency (see :issue:`9283` for a longer discussion).
@@ -87,8 +90,11 @@ In order to support the transition from ``py.path.local`` to :mod:`pathlib`, the
 The accompanying ``py.path.local`` based paths have been deprecated: plugins which manually invoke those hooks should only pass the new ``pathlib.Path`` arguments, and users should change their hook implementations to use the new ``pathlib.Path`` arguments.
 
 .. note::
-    The name of the arguments (old ``path``, new ``fspath``) is **the opposite**
-    of the situation for the :class:`~_pytest.nodes.Node` class, :ref:`outlined above <node-ctor-fspath-deprecation>`.
+    The name of the :class:`~_pytest.nodes.Node` arguments and attributes,
+    :ref:`outlined above <node-ctor-fspath-deprecation>` (the new attribute
+    being ``path``) is **the opposite** of the situation for hooks (the old
+    argument being ``path``).
+
     This is an unfortunate artifact due to historical reasons, which should be
     resolved in future versions as we slowly get rid of the :pypi:`py`
     dependency (see :issue:`9283` for a longer discussion).