Where does “qutrit” come from?

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

qutrit (English): A quantum trit; the unit of quantum information...

Definitions

  1. A quantum trit; the unit of quantum information...

Ancestry of “qutrit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtritThe ternary equivalent of a bit; a fundamental...
2EnglishdigitThe whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic...
3Middle Englishdigitdigit
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 Middle English digit →