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Where does “digitale” come from?

digitale (Italian) comes from Latin digitālis, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

digitale (Italian): foxglove; digitalis; digital

Definitions

  1. foxglove; digitalis; digital

Ancestry of “digitale”, step by step

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

Words derived from “digitale”

  • interdigitale
  • digitalizzare
  • digitalizzazione
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