Where does “digital” come from?

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

digital (Portuguese): digital; having to do with the fingers or toes;...

Definitions

  1. digital; having to do with the fingers or toes;...

Ancestry of “digital”, step by step

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

Words derived from “digital”

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