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Where does “digitally” come from?

Digitally derives from English digital, from Latin digitalis meaning "of the finger," from Latin -alis, from Proto-Indo-European deyǵ- and deyḱ- meaning "to point or show."

digitally (English): In a digital manner

Definitions

  1. In a digital manner

Ancestry of “digitally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
2EnglishgrislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
3Middle Englishgrisely—
4Old Englishgrisliċgrisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
5Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
6Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →