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Where does “dactylar” come from?

dactylar (English) comes from English dactyl, from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs, from Old High German dahs — to sire, beget.

dactylar (English): Pertaining to dactyl; dactylic; Of or pertaining...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to dactyl; dactylic; Of or pertaining...

Ancestry of “dactylar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdactylA poetical foot of three syllables , one long...
2Latindactylusa sort of muscle; a kind of grape; a sort of...
3Ancient Greekδάκτυλοςfinger; measure of length, the breadth of a...
4Hebrewדקלpalm tree; date; dachshund
5GermanDackeldachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
6GermanDachshunddachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
7GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
8Old High Germandahs—
9Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
10Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
11Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
12Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
13Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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