Where does “pentadactyloid” come from?
pentadactyloid (English) comes from English pentadactyl, from English dactyl, from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs — to sire, beget.
pentadactyloid (English): Having the form of, or a structure modified from,...
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- Having the form of, or a structure modified from,...
Ancestry of “pentadactyloid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pentadactyl | Having five digits on a limb |
| 2 | English | dactyl | A poetical foot of three syllables , one long... |
| 3 | Latin | dactylus | a sort of muscle; a kind of grape; a sort of... |
| 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 |