Where does “digitalis” come from?

Digitalis comes from Latin digitalis, formed from Latin digitus meaning finger and the Latin suffix -alis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- meaning to point or show.

digitalis (English): Any plant of the genus "Digitalis"; A medical...

Definitions

  1. Any plant of the genus "Digitalis"; A medical...

Ancestry of “digitalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindigitālisOf or belonging to the finger
2Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “digitalis”

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