Where does “digitalize” come from?
digitalize (English) comes from English digital, from Latin digitālis, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
digitalize (English): To digitize, to make digital
Definitions
- To digitize, to make digital
Ancestry of “digitalize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “digitalize”