Where does “dedão” come from?

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

dedão (Portuguese): the thumb or big toe

Definitions

  1. the thumb or big toe

Ancestry of “dedão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesededofinger; an informal unit of measurement; toe
2Old Portuguesededo—
3Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “dedão”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Old Portuguese dedo →