English → Latin
“digit” in Latin
digitusa finger, toe; a digit, number; an inch (in ancient times, a 16th part of a Roman foot)litteraletter (of the alphabet); handwriting; letter, epistle
The English word digit itself goes back to Latin digitus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
digit
digitus (1-10th of the Roman pes).
The mark that represents a number under ten; littera: *nota numeri (littera the ancient term, because their numerals were letters, to which a numerical value was assigned). OBS. When a “digit” is used for a fraction, as in speaking of an eclipse, it must be turned into its value, and translated accordingly.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for digit?
- The usual Latin words for “digit” are digitus, littera. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.