Bourguignon

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Etymology

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From Latin digitus.

Noun

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doigt m (plural doigts)

  1. finger

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French doigt, doit, from Old French doit, doi, from Latin digitus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ- (to show, point out, pronounce solemnly). The -g- was added to the spelling in Middle French after the Latin form and in order to distinguish from the verb form doit.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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doigt m (plural doigts)

  1. finger
  2. toe
    Je vais me tremper les doigts de pied.
    I'll dip my toes in the water.
  3. finger (measurement of a beverage)
    deux doigts de whiskeytwo fingers of whiskey

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: dwèt

Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French doit, with the g added back to reflect the original Latin digitus.

Noun

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doigt m (plural doigts)

  1. (anatomy) finger

Descendants

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