dactylus

3 English words descend from Latin dactylus, most common first.

dateThe fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
dactylA metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |
dactylusSynonym of dactyl (“type of metrical foot”).

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