Where does “digitiform” come from?
digitiform (English) comes from English digit, from Middle English digit, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
digitiform (English): Having the shape of a finger
Definitions
- Having the shape of a finger
Ancestry of “digitiform”, step by step
digitiform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English digit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | digit | The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic... |
| 2 | Middle English | digit | digit |
| 3 | Latin | digitus | a finger, toe, digit; a twig |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
via French digitiforme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | digitiforme | digitiform |
| 2 | Latin | digitifōrmis | — |