digitus

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Inflection 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Descendants

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[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *diǵ-, zero-grade of *deyǵ- (“‘to show, point out, pronounce solemnly’”), variants of roots *diḱ-, *deyḱ- that also gave Latin dīcō (“‘I say, speak talk’”). Fingers where thus "pointers, indicators". Digit sense comes from the fact that they were used for counting up to ten.

Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit दिशति (diśáti), “‘to show, point out’”), Ancient Greek δείκνυμι (deiknumi), “‘to show’”), δίκη (dikē), “‘manner, custom’”), Old English tǣċan (“‘to show, point out’”) (English teach) and tācen (English token).

Compare similar semantic shift in English in the cognate word teacher (“‘forefinger, index finger’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈdi.gi.tʊs/
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[edit] Noun

digitus (genitive digitī); m, second declension

1. a finger, toe, digit
2. a twig

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	digitus	digitī
genitive	digitī	digitōrum
dative	digitō	digitīs
accusative	digitum	digitōs
ablative	digitō	digitīs
vocative	digite	digitī

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