Where does “signalment” come from?
signalment (English) comes from French signalement, from French signaler, from French signalé, from Italian segnalato, from Italian segnalare, from Italian segnale, from Late Latin signale, from Latin signālis — to cut, cut off, sever.
signalment (English): The act of signalling, or of signalizing; A...
Definitions
- The act of signalling, or of signalizing; A...
Ancestry of “signalment”, step by step
signalment traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French signalement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | signalement | physical description |
| 2 | French | signaler | to signal; to highlight, to notify, to bring to... |
| 3 | French | signalé | past participle of signaler |
| 4 | Italian | segnalato | past participle of segnalare; past participle of... |
| 5 | Italian | segnalare | to indicate or be a sign of; to signal; to report... |
| 6 | Italian | segnale | signal, sign |
| 7 | Late Latin | signale | — |
| 8 | Latin | signālis | — |
| 9 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | seknom | sign |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |