Where does “digito indice” come from?

digito indice (Interlingua) comes from Interlingua digito, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

digito indice (Interlingua): Finger between the thumb and the middle finger

Definitions

  1. Finger between the thumb and the middle finger

Ancestry of “digito indice”, step by step

digito indice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Interlingua digito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Interlinguadigitodigit
2Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Interlingua indice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Interlinguaindice—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Interlingua digito →