datil · noun1
Uncertain. Perhaps from Catalan dàtil or Spanish dátil (“date”); see quotes below.
datil · noun2
- Spanish · borrowed fromdátil“date”
- English todaydatil
From American Spanish dátil (“date”), from Catalan dàtil. Doublet of dactyl, dactylus, and date.
Words from the same roots
Spanishdátil all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.