Where does “digit” come from?

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

digit (Middle English): digit

Definitions

  1. digit

Ancestry of “digit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “digit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →
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