Where does “digitalia” come from?
digitalia (English) comes from English digital, from Latin digitālis, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
digitalia (English): digitalin; That which is digital, binary, or...
Definitions
- digitalin; That which is digital, binary, or...
Ancestry of “digitalia”, step by step
digitalia 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 ia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ia | — |