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Where does “digitorium” come from?

digitorium (English) comes from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

digitorium (English): A small keyboard used by pianists for exercising...

Definitions

  1. A small keyboard used by pianists for exercising...

Ancestry of “digitorium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
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