Where does “dedo” come from?
dedo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
dedo (Portuguese): finger; an informal unit of measurement; toe
Definitions
- finger; an informal unit of measurement; toe
Ancestry of “dedo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | dedo | — |
| 2 | Latin | digitus | a finger, toe, digit; a twig |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
Words derived from “dedo”