Where does “digitalin” come from?
digitalin (English) comes from English digitalis, from Latin digitālis, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
digitalin (English): Any of a mixture of glycosides, extracted from...
Definitions
- Any of a mixture of glycosides, extracted from...
Ancestry of “digitalin”, step by step
digitalin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English digitalis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | digitalis | Any plant of the genus "Digitalis"; A medical... |
| 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 in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | in | Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position... |
| 2 | Middle English | in | Any kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or... |
| 3 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |