Where does “digitans” come from?

digitans (Latin) comes from Latin digito, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

digitans (Latin): pointing

Definitions

  1. pointing

Ancestry of “digitans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindigitoI point; dative singular of digitus; ablative...
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 Latin digito →