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Where does “dattiloscritto” come from?

dattiloscritto (Italian) comes from Italian dattilo-, from Latin dactylo-, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs, from Old High German dahs — to sire, beget.

dattiloscritto (Italian): past participle of dattiloscrivere; typewritten;...

Definitions

  1. past participle of dattiloscrivere; typewritten;...

Ancestry of “dattiloscritto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandattilo-dactylo-
2Latindactylo-—
3Ancient Greekδάκτυλοςfinger; measure of length, the breadth of a...
4Hebrewדקלpalm tree; date; dachshund
5GermanDackeldachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
6GermanDachshunddachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
7GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
8Old High Germandahs—
9Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
10Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
11Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
12Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
13Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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