It also means that in English:
reply> Digital:
> [...]
> 6) of or relating to the fingers or toes. Ex: digital dexterity
That's where the modern meaning of "digital circuit" etc comes from as well, the discrete/jointed nature of the digits (ie fingers). (Source: I read it a long time ago and was fascinated so stuck in my memory.)
replyEnglish is a "romance" language then.
replyEnglish it's a hugely romance-influenced Germanic language.
replyI thoroughly recommend this podcast if you are interested in where the English language comes from: https://historyofenglishpodcast.com
replyEnglish is a mix and merge of Norman French and Anglo-Saxon.
replyenglish is (latin greek french anglic arabic) in a trench coat
replyThe core is just proto-Germanic + Latin via French. A bunch of foreign words don't really count.
replyArabic?
replyDigitus is the Latin word for finger.
replyDigit is the English word for finger.
replyYes, but we're talking about the origin of the word.
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