Where does “didal” come from?

didal (Yogad) comes from Spanish dedal, from Old Spanish dedal, from Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

didal (Yogad): thimble

Definitions

  1. thimble

Ancestry of “didal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdedalthimble
2Old Spanishdedal
3Latindigitāle
4LatindigitālisOf or belonging to the finger
5Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-Every word from Latin digitusEvery word from Latin digitālis
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