Where does “dedal” come from?

dedal (Portuguese) comes from Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

dedal (Portuguese): thimble; thimbleful; a tree, Lafoensia densiflora

Definitions

  1. thimble; thimbleful; a tree, Lafoensia densiflora

Ancestry of “dedal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindigitāle—
2LatindigitālisOf or belonging to the finger
3Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “dedal”

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