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

  1. finger; an informal unit of measurement; toe

Ancestry of “dedo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesededo—
2Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “dedo”

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