pollex

Senso (Inglese)

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)

Concetti

pollice

dito grosso

ditone

alluce

dito del piede

pollici

dito posteriore

sinonimi

digitus

digitus primus

hallus

Traduzioni

Daumen

pouce

thumb

pulgar

polegar

duim

polze

başparmak

dedo polegar

poce

αντίχειρας

dit gros

إبهام

dedo gordo

Pronunciato come (IPA)

[ˈpɔl.lɛks]

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.