"digital" in "romance" languages means the modern 'digital' sense but also an adjective meaning "related to the fingers".
It also means that in English:
> 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.)
English is a "romance" language then.
English it's a hugely romance-influenced Germanic language.
I thoroughly recommend this podcast if you are interested in where the English language comes from: https://historyofenglishpodcast.com
English is a mix and merge of Norman French and Anglo-Saxon.
english is (latin greek french anglic arabic) in a trench coat
The core is just proto-Germanic + Latin via French. A bunch of foreign words don't really count.
Arabic?
Digitus is the Latin word for finger.
Digit is the English word for finger.
Yes, but we're talking about the origin of the word.
It also means that in English:
> 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.)
English is a "romance" language then.
English it's a hugely romance-influenced Germanic language.
I thoroughly recommend this podcast if you are interested in where the English language comes from: https://historyofenglishpodcast.com
English is a mix and merge of Norman French and Anglo-Saxon.
english is (latin greek french anglic arabic) in a trench coat
The core is just proto-Germanic + Latin via French. A bunch of foreign words don't really count.
Arabic?
Digitus is the Latin word for finger.
Digit is the English word for finger.
Yes, but we're talking about the origin of the word.