Where does “sigfile” come from?

sigfile (English) comes from English sig, 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.

sigfile (English): A text file containing a sig

Definitions

  1. A text file containing a sig

Ancestry of “sigfile”, step by step

sigfile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsigA signature, especially on emails or newsgroup...
2EnglishsignifyTo create a sign out of something; To give a...
3Old Frenchsignifier
4Latinsignificāre
5Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
6Proto-Italicseknomsign
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via English filé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfiléA spicy herb made from the dried and ground...
2Frenchfilépast participle of filer; simple or twisted...
3Frenchfilerto spin; to thread through; to spin a thread
4Latinfīlāre
5Latinfīlumthread, string, filament, fiber
6Proto-Italicfī(s)lom
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-