Where does “monodigit” come from?

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

monodigit (English): consisting of one digit repeated several times;...

Definitions

  1. consisting of one digit repeated several times;...

Ancestry of “monodigit”, step by step

monodigit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English digit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdigitThe whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic...
2Middle Englishdigitdigit
3Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
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