Where does “dedal” come from?

dedal (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish dedal, from Old Spanish dedal, from Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

dedal (Hiligaynon): thimble

Definitions

  1. thimble

Ancestry of “dedal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdedalthimble
2Old Spanishdedal—
3Latindigitāle—
4LatindigitālisOf or belonging to the finger
5Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Latin digitālis →