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Where does “δάκτυλος” come from?

δάκτυλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs, from Old High German dahs, from Proto-West Germanic þahs, from Proto-Germanic þahsuz, from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus — to sire, beget.

δάκτυλος (Ancient Greek): finger; measure of length, the breadth of a...

Definitions

  1. finger; measure of length, the breadth of a...

Ancestry of “δάκτυλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewדקלpalm tree; date; dachshund
2GermanDackeldachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
3GermanDachshunddachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
4GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
5Old High Germandahs—
6Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
7Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
8Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
9Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
10Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “δάκτυλος”

  • date
  • update
  • predate
  • datetime
  • antedate
  • dactylic
  • dactyl
  • birthdate
  • dateline
  • updatable
  • postdate
  • polydactyly
  • airdate
  • playdate
  • dateable
  • dater
  • datestamp
  • updater
  • updateable
  • dactylitis
  • datebook
  • brachydactyly
  • backdate
  • clinodactyly
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