Where does “dactylographic” come from?
dactylographic (English) comes from English dactylography, from English dactylo-, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs, from Old High German dahs — to sire, beget.
dactylographic (English): Of or relating to dactylography
Definitions
- Of or relating to dactylography
Ancestry of “dactylographic”, step by step
dactylographic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dactylography
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dactylography | The science of using fingerprints to uniquely... |
| 2 | English | dactylo- | finger; toe |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 4 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 5 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 6 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 7 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 8 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |