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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
digitus
a finger, toe, digit; a twig
2
Proto-Indo-European
deyḱ-
to point out
Words derived from “dedo”
dedo
dedo
dedo
dedito
dedillo
dede
dedo
dedazo
dedulce
macrodedo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →
Every word from Latin digitus →
dedo — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer