Where does “digitigrade” come from?

digitigrade (French) comes from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

digitigrade (French): digitigrade

Definitions

  1. digitigrade

Ancestry of “digitigrade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “digitigrade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →