Where does “significate” come from?
significate (English) comes from Latin significatus, from Latin significō, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
significate (English): One of several things signified by a common term
Definitions
- One of several things signified by a common term
Ancestry of “significate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | significatus | signified, shown, expressed, indicated;... |
| 2 | Latin | significō | — |
| 3 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | seknom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |