Where does “signere” come from?

signere (Danish) comes from Latin signāre, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

signere (Danish): to sign

Definitions

  1. to sign

Ancestry of “signere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsignāre—
2Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
3Proto-Italicseknomsign
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →