Where does “degețel” come from?

degețel (Romanian) comes from Romanian el, from Vulgar Latin illus, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

degețel (Romanian): Diminutive of deget little finger; foxglove,...

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of deget little finger; foxglove,...

Ancestry of “degețel”, step by step

degețel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian el

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianelhe; him
2Vulgar Latinillus—
3Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4LatinolleArchaic form of ille
5Proto-Italic*olnosthat

via Romanian deget

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandegetfinger
2Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →Every word from Latin olle →Every word from Latin ille →