Where does “zygodactyl” come from?
zygodactyl (English) comes from English dactyl, from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs, from Old High German dahs — to sire, beget.
zygodactyl (English): Having two toes pointing forward, and two...
Definitions
- Having two toes pointing forward, and two...
Ancestry of “zygodactyl”, step by step
zygodactyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dactyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dactyl | A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented |
| 2 | Latin | dactylus | a sort of muscle; a kind of grape; a sort of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 4 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 5 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 6 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 7 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 8 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via English zygo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zygo | — |