pollex

Significado (Inglés)

1. (declension-3, masculine) thumb
2. (declension-3, masculine) big toe
3. (declension-3, masculine) a unit of distance, equivalent to approximately 24.6 mm; one uncia (see also: Ancient Roman units of measurement)
4. (declension-3, masculine) seal (insignia)

Conceptos

pulgar

dedo gordo

dedo de pie

Sinónimos

digitus

digitus primus

hallus

Traducciones

Daumen

pouce

thumb

duim

polze

pollice

polegar

başparmak

poce

dedo polegar

αντίχειρας

dito grosso

dit gros

إبهام

Pronunciado como (IPA)

[ˈpɔl.lɛks]

Etimología (Inglés)

Of uncertain origin.
Traditionally connected to Proto-Slavic *palьcь (“thumb”), with contamination from Latin polleō (“to be strong”) (hence pollex, not *pōlex). However, De Vaan is unconvinced, and instead prefers Meier-Brügger's derivation from a Proto-Italic *por-likʰ-s (“which is licked over”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“through”) + *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”), with the second syllable in the nominative singular becoming -lex based on the model of other body parts, such as vortex (“whirl; top of the head”) inflecting with -ex.