Where does “dactyloid” come from?
dactyloid (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.
dactyloid (English): Resembling a finger; Any lizard / anole of the...
Definitions
- Resembling a finger; Any lizard / anole of the...
Ancestry of “dactyloid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dactyl | A poetical foot of three syllables , one long... |
| 2 | Latin | dactylus | a sort of muscle; a kind of grape; a sort of... |
| 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 |