Etymology of the English word digitigrade
the English word digitigrade
derived from the French word digitigrade
derived from the Latin word digitus (finger; digit, interlocked by finger-like processes; finger; finger; toe; finger's breadth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)
using the French prefix digiti-
using the French suffix -grade