Where does “signalement” come from?
signalement (Dutch) comes from French signalement, from French signaler, from French signalé, from Italian segnalato, from Italian segnalare, from Italian segnale, from Late Latin signale, from Latin signālis — to cut, cut off, sever.
signalement (Dutch): a description of someone's appearance, especially in relation to law enforcement; a profile
Definitions
- a description of someone's appearance, especially in relation to law enforcement; a profile
Ancestry of “signalement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | signalement | physical description |
| 2 | French | signaler | to signal; to highlight, to notify, to bring to... |
| 3 | French | signalé | past participle of signaler |
| 4 | Italian | segnalato | past participle of segnalare; past participle of... |
| 5 | Italian | segnalare | to indicate or be a sign of; to signal; to report... |
| 6 | Italian | segnale | signal, sign |
| 7 | Late Latin | signale | — |
| 8 | Latin | signālis | — |
| 9 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | seknom | sign |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |