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

  1. The ternary equivalent of a bit; a fundamental...

Ancestry of “trit”, step by step

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

Words derived from “trit”

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