Where does “dedo” come from?

dedo (Chavacano) comes from Spanish dedo, from Old Spanish dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

dedo (Chavacano): finger

Definitions

  1. finger

Ancestry of “dedo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdedofinger; toe; digit
2Old Spanishdedo—
3Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Old Spanish dedo →