Where does “signalling” come from?
Signalling comes from Old French segnal, from Latin signum meaning "mark" or "sign," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek- meaning "to cut" or "mark."
signalling (English): present participle of signal; the use of signals...
Definitions
- present participle of signal; the use of signals...
Ancestry of “signalling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | signal | A sequence of states representing an encoded... |
| 2 | Old French | segnal | emblem; badge; signature; distinguishing mark... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | signale | signal |
| 4 | Latin | signālis | — |
| 5 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seknom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “signalling”