The story
- Greek · borrowed fromδάχτυλο“finger”
- English todaydaktyla
From Greek δάχτυλο (dáchtylo, “finger”). Doublet of date and dactyl.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
daktyla
Today it means: A rustic leavened bread from Greece, with a segmented shape resembling fingers. It is traditionally made from a mix of wheat flours and fine cornmeal, which gives it a light yellow colour, and is topped with sesame and nigella seeds. Full definition →
Greek δάχτυλο