dedo

/ˈdedo/ · A2 · noun · m

toe

👆 dedo = digit: both from Latin digitus, finger

Latin digitus lost its g and softened t to d on the way to Spanish: digitus → dedo. English kept the root intact in digit and digital, so a dedo is literally a digit. Same word covers toes: dedo del pie = digit of the foot.

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