Finger
FINGER, one of the five members with which the hand is terminated, a digit; sometimes the word is restricted to the four digits other than the thumb. The word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch vinger and Ger. Finger; probably the ultimate origin is to be found in the root of the words appearing in Greek , Lat. quinque, five. (See Skeleton: Appendicular.)
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
