Where does “digital” come from?

digital (Indonesian) comes from Dutch digitaal, from English digital, from Latin digitālis, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

digital (Indonesian): digital

Definitions

  1. digital

Ancestry of “digital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdigitaaldigital; digit
2EnglishdigitalHaving to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger
3LatindigitālisOf or belonging to the finger
4Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “digital”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →