Where does “monodactylous” come from?
monodactylous (English) comes from English -dactyl, from French -dactyle, from Latin -dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs — to sire, beget.
monodactylous (English): Having a single digit on each limb, especially a...
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- Having a single digit on each limb, especially a...
Ancestry of “monodactylous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -dactyl | digits |
| 2 | French | -dactyle | -dactyl |
| 3 | Latin | -dactylus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 5 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 6 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 7 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 8 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 9 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |