Where does “digitale” come from?

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

Ancestry of “digitale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindigitālisOf or belonging to the finger
2Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “digitale”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Latin digitālis →