digital

/dixiˈtal/ · B1 · adj

having to do with the fingers or toes

☝️💻 Latin digitus = finger; we first counted digits on our fingers

Same word as English, but stressed on the last syllable: di-hi-TAL, with a throaty j-like g. Foxglove is digital too: its Latin name digitalis comes from its finger-shaped flowers.

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