Where does “digibin” come from?
digibin (English) comes from English digital, from Latin digitālis, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
digibin (English): To record distant images by coupling a digital camera with a pair of binoculars
Definitions
- To record distant images by coupling a digital camera with a pair of binoculars
Ancestry of “digibin”, step by step
digibin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English digital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | digital | Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger |
| 2 | Latin | digitālis | Of or belonging to the finger |
| 3 | Latin | digitus | a finger, toe, digit; a twig |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
via English binoculars
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | binoculars | A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes |