Where does “dedo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dedo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dedo

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