Digital etymology

English

English word digital comes from Latin digitus (A finger, toe, digit. A twig.), Latin -alis

Etymology of digital

Detailed word origin of digital

Dictionary entry Language Definition
digitus Latin (lat) A finger, toe, digit. A twig.
-alis Latin (lat) Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
digitalis Latin (lat) Of or belonging to the finger.
digital English (en) Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); performed with a finger.. Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.. Property of representing values as discrete, usually binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum. (finance) A digital option.. (uncountable) Digital equipment or technology.

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