Where does “digitule” come from?

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

digitule (English): A little finger or toe, or something resembling...

Definitions

  1. A little finger or toe, or something resembling...

Ancestry of “digitule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindigitulusa small finger; a bird's toe
2Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Latin digitulus →
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