Where does “sigilless” come from?
sigilless (English) comes from English sigil, 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.
sigilless (English): Without sigils
Definitions
- Without sigils
Ancestry of “sigilless”, step by step
sigilless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sigil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sigil | A seal, signature or signet; An occult or magical... |
| 2 | Latin | sigillum | figurine, statuette; seal |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |