Where does “nonsignifying” come from?
nonsignifying (English) comes from English signifying, from English signify, from Old French signifier, from Latin significāre, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
nonsignifying (English): Which does not signify; lacking significance
Definitions
- Which does not signify; lacking significance
Ancestry of “nonsignifying”, step by step
nonsignifying traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English signifying
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | signifying | present participle of signify; signification |
| 2 | English | signify | To create a sign out of something; To give a... |
| 3 | Old French | signifier | — |
| 4 | Latin | significāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seknom | sign |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |