Where does “digest” come from?
Digest comes from Latin digesta, the neuter plural of digestus, past participle of digero, meaning to distribute or arrange, from gerere meaning to carry, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots dwís and h₂eǵ-.
digest (English): To distribute or arrange methodically; to work...
Definitions
- To distribute or arrange methodically; to work...
Ancestry of “digest”, step by step
digest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin digesta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | digesta | nominative feminine singular of dīgestus;... |
| 2 | Latin | dīgestus | separated, divided, distributed |
| 3 | Latin | dīgerō | to distribute, disseminate |
| 4 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Middle English digesten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | digesten | — |