Where does “dital” come from?

dital (English) comes from Italian ditale, from Vulgar Latin digitale, from Latin digitālis, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

dital (English): A finger-operated key for raising the pitch of a...

Definitions

  1. A finger-operated key for raising the pitch of a...

Ancestry of “dital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianditalethimble; fingerstall; cot
2Vulgar Latindigitalenominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of...
3LatindigitālisOf or belonging to the finger
4Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Latin digitālis →