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digitus

Pronunciation: [ˈdɪ.ɡɪ.tʊs]

“digitus” is a Latin word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a finger, toe
  2. a digit, number
  3. an inch (in ancient times, a 16th part of a Roman foot)
  4. a twig

In Latin

  1. Membrum manus, quo aliquid ostendimus et indicamus. Quod est in extremis manibus, post palmas.
  2. Membrum pedis (pedum digiti).
  3. Quod ad computandum utitur.

Etymology

Traditionally derived from Proto-Italic *digitos, from Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ- (“to show, point out, pronounce solemnly”), variant of the root *deyḱ- that also gave Latin dīcō (“to say, speak talk”) and English toe; fingers were thus "pointers" or "indicators". De Vaan, however, is skeptical, as no other term exhibits a comparable change from *-ḱ- to a *-ǵ-. The "number" sense comes from the…

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