Where does “interdigitate” come from?

interdigitate (English) comes from English digitate, from Latin digitātus, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

interdigitate (English): To fold or lock together, as when the fingers of...

Definitions

  1. To fold or lock together, as when the fingers of...

Ancestry of “interdigitate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdigitateHaving digits, fingers or things shaped like...
2Latindigitātusdigitate; having fingers or toes
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →