Where does “dedo” come from?

dedo (Ladino) comes from Old Spanish dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

dedo (Ladino): finger

Definitions

  1. finger

Ancestry of “dedo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishdedo—
2Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Old Spanish dedo →