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Digitus = finger, toe, inch

Digitus = finger, toe, inch. Latin Digit: finger, numeral from 0-9, unit of measure of a finger Digital computer- A computer which uses numerals to mean whole numbers and decimal fractions. Caput, capitis =head . Latin Capital: top of a column; head, chief or foundation money.

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Digitus = finger, toe, inch

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  1. Digitus = finger, toe, inch • Latin • Digit: finger, numeral from 0-9, unit of measure of a finger • Digital computer- A computer which uses numerals to mean whole numbers and decimal fractions.

  2. Caput, capitis =head • Latin • Capital: top of a column; head, chief or foundation money. • Captain: Head of a group of soldiers

  3. Manus =hand • Latin • Manuscript: writing, written by hand • Manufacture: make by hand

  4. Pes, pedis = foot • Latin • Pedal: foot lever • Pedicure: care for the feet

  5. Bracchium = arm • Latin • Bracelet: ornament for the arm or wrist • Embrace: to take into one’s arms

  6. Dens, dentis = tooth • Latin • Dentist: tooth doctor • Dent: tooth-like notch in gears, locks, etc; a small depression

  7. Corpus, corporis =body • Latin • Corporation: legally formed group- a body • Corpse: dead body

  8. Unus = one • Latin • United: together as one • Unicorn: mythical horse with one horn on its head

  9. Duo = two • Latin • Duet: music played or sung by two people • Duel: fight between two people

  10. Tres = three • Latin • Tricycle: A three wheeled vehicle • Trio: three acting or performing together

  11. Quattuor = four • Latin • Quadruped: four footed animal • Quatrain: a stanza or verse of poetry four lines long.

  12. Quinque = five • Latin • Quinquennial: five- year period or celebration • Quinquesyllable:a word of five syllables

  13. Sex = six • Latin • Sexdigital: having six fingers or toes • Sexennial: six-year period or celebration

  14. Septem = seven • Latin • September: seventh month in Roman calendar • Septuagenarian: person who is 70 to 79 years old

  15. Octo = eight • Latin • October: eighth month in old Roman calendar • Octagon: figure with eight sides

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