Where does “pulgar” come from?
pulgar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish pulgar, from Latin pollicaris, from Latin pollex — thumb; great toe; a unit of distance, equivalent...
pulgar (Spanish): thumb, big toe
Definitions
- thumb, big toe
Ancestry of “pulgar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | pulgar | — |
| 2 | Latin | pollicaris | of a thumb |
| 3 | Latin | pollex | thumb; great toe; a unit of distance, equivalent... |