Where does “nonsignature” come from?
nonsignature (English) comes from English signature, from Middle French signature, from Latin signatura, from Latin signō, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
nonsignature (English): Absence of a signature; failure to sign
Definitions
- Absence of a signature; failure to sign
Ancestry of “nonsignature”, step by step
nonsignature traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English signature
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | signature | A person's name, written by that person, used as... |
| 2 | Middle French | signature | — |
| 3 | Latin | signatura | nominative feminine singular of signātūrus;... |
| 4 | Latin | signō | to mark, sign |
| 5 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seknom | sign |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |