Did you know the origin of the name of the fingers of the hand?
The names the fingers of the hand come from the Latin.
- The thumb, known as the big toe, should be called "polgar", but that was the finger used to crush the fleas, so it caused its name to derive into a thumb.
- The index finger owes its name because it is the indicator, revealing finger, which is used to indicate objects and people.
- The middle finger or heart, is because the oaths of the servants of a royal house were pronounced by raising the index finger and middle finger, along with other fingers on the chest, just above the heart.
- The ring is named after the custom of wearing rings.
- The little finger is the smallest, so its name comes from the Latin term minimus, 'the smallest'.
