Where does “repdigit” come from?
repdigit (English) comes from English digit, from Middle English digit, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
repdigit (English): A number composed only of one or more occurrences of one specific digit and no other digit
Definitions
- A number composed only of one or more occurrences of one specific digit and no other digit
Ancestry of “repdigit”, step by step
repdigit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English digit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | digit | The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic... |
| 2 | Middle English | digit | digit |
| 3 | Latin | digitus | a finger, toe, digit; a twig |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
via English repeated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | repeated | simple past tense and past participle of repeat;... |