Where does “degetar” come from?
degetar (Romanian) comes from Latin digitālis, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
degetar (Romanian): thimble; foxglove
Ancestry of “degetar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | digitālis | — |
| 2 | Latin | digitus | a finger, toe, digit; a twig |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |