Where does “デジタル” come from?

デジタル (Japanese) comes from English digital, from Latin digitālis, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

デジタル (Japanese): digital

Definitions

  1. digital

Ancestry of “デジタル”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdigitalHaving to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger
2LatindigitālisOf or belonging to the finger
3Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Latin digitālis →