Where does “dedu” come from?

dedu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese dedo, from Old Portuguese dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

dedu (Kabuverdianu): finger; toe

Definitions

  1. finger; toe

Ancestry of “dedu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesededofinger; an informal unit of measurement; toe
2Old Portuguesededo—
3Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “dedu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Old Portuguese dedo →