Where does “sigil” come from?

sigil (English) comes from Latin sigillum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

sigil (English): A seal, signature or signet; An occult or magical...

Definitions

  1. A seal, signature or signet; An occult or magical...

Ancestry of “sigil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
2Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
3Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “sigil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin sigillum →