digit
The origin and history of digit.
Etymology
From Latin digitus, "finger" or "toe" — the finger sense came first, and the number sense grew from the old habit of counting on fingers.
The origin and history of digit.
From Latin digitus, "finger" or "toe" — the finger sense came first, and the number sense grew from the old habit of counting on fingers.
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