digit
finger, toe
Latin · digitus
Digit words come from the Latin word for finger. Numbers 0 to 9 are called digits because people counted on their fingers, and digital now means using such numbers.
Memory trick
Count on your fingers: each digit is one finger of a number.
Words from this root
- digit (digit) — a single number from 0 to 9अंक
- digital (digit + al) — using numbers or computersडिजिटल
- digitally (digital + ly) — by electronic meansडिजिटल रूप से
- digitize (digit + ize) — to convert into computer dataडिजिटल बनाना
- digitization (digit + ization) — converting into digital formडिजिटलीकरण
- digitalize (digital + ize) — to make digitalडिजिटल बनाना
- digitalis (digitalis) — a heart medicine from foxgloveहृदय की दवा देने वाला पौधा
- digitate (digit + ate) — having finger-like partsउँगली जैसे हिस्सों वाला
- digitigrade (digit + i + grade) — walking on the toesउँगलियों के बल चलने वाला
- prestidigitation (presti + digit + ation) — quick-fingered magic tricksहाथ की सफ़ाई, जादू
- interdigitate (inter + digit + ate) — to interlock like fingersउँगलियों की तरह आपस में फँसना