Where does “dedulce” come from?
dedulce (Spanish) comes from Spanish dedo, from Old Spanish dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
dedulce (Spanish): (finger)
Ancestry of “dedulce”, step by step
dedulce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish dedo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | dedo | finger; toe; digit |
| 2 | Old Spanish | dedo | — |
| 3 | Latin | digitus | a finger, toe, digit; a twig |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
via Spanish dulce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | dulce | sweet; fresh; candy, sweet |
| 2 | Latin | dulcis | sweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dl̥kú- | sweet |