Where does “legisign” come from?

legisign (English) comes from English sign, from Middle English signe, from Old English seġn, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

legisign (English): A sign that consists in a general idea, norm, or...

Definitions

  1. A sign that consists in a general idea, norm, or...

Ancestry of “legisign”, step by step

legisign traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sign

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsignA visible indication; Physical evidence left by...
2Middle Englishsigne
3Old Englishseġnsign; mark; token
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknomsign
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via English legal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlegalRelating to the law or to lawyers; Having its...
2Latinlēgālislegal
3Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
4Proto-Italiclēg-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-