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Where does “digitus” come from?

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

digitus (Latin): a finger, toe, digit; a twig

Definitions

  1. a finger, toe, digit; a twig

Ancestry of “digitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “digitus”

  • digital
  • digit
  • duodenum
  • digitally
  • digitalis
  • digitization
  • digitize
  • digitalization
  • interdigital
  • pancreaticoduodenectomy
  • digitizer
  • prestidigitation
  • interdigitation
  • multidigit
  • interdigitate
  • nondigital
  • digitate
  • digitus
  • prestidigitator
  • pancreatoduodenectomy
  • duodenitis
  • digitalin
  • predigital
  • digitigrade
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