Where does “significar” come from?
significar (Asturian) comes from Latin significō, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
significar (Asturian): to mean, signify
Ancestry of “significar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | significō | — |
| 2 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | seknom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “significar”