Where does “ziziul” come from?

ziziul (Dalmatian) comes from Late Latin digitale, from Latin digitālis, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

ziziul (Dalmatian): thimble

Definitions

  1. thimble

Ancestry of “ziziul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latindigitale—
2LatindigitālisOf or belonging to the finger
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 Latin digitālis →