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
Ancestry of “dedo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | dedo | finger; toe; digit |
| 2 | Old Spanish | dedo | — |
| 3 | Latin | digitus | a finger, toe, digit; a twig |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |