Where does “trit” come from?
trit (English) comes from English digit, from Middle English digit, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
trit (English): The ternary equivalent of a bit; a fundamental...
Definitions
- The ternary equivalent of a bit; a fundamental...
Ancestry of “trit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “trit”