Where does “digitus” come from?

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

digitus (English): An Ancient Roman unit of length, approximately...

Definitions

  1. An Ancient Roman unit of length, approximately...

Ancestry of “digitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →