Where does “signate” come from?

signate (English) comes from Latin signatus, from Latin signō, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

signate (English): Having definite colour markings; bearing spots...

Definitions

  1. Having definite colour markings; bearing spots...

Ancestry of “signate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsignatusmarked, sealed, having been signed; indicated,...
2Latinsignōto mark, sign
3Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4Proto-Italicseknomsign
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →