Where does “dzidzitar” come from?

dzidzitar (Aromanian) comes from Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

dzidzitar (Aromanian): thimble

Definitions

  1. thimble

Ancestry of “dzidzitar”, step by step

dzidzitar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin digitāle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindigitāle—
2LatindigitālisOf or belonging to the finger
3Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Aromanian dzeadzit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromaniandzeadzitfinger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Latin digitālis →