Where does “signification” come from?
Signification comes from Old French significacion, from Latin significatio, a noun formation from signum (sign) and facio (to make or do), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- (to place or put).
signification (English): The act of signifying, or something that is...
Definitions
- The act of signifying, or something that is...
Ancestry of “signification”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | significacion | — |
| 2 | Latin | significatio | signal, sign, mark, token; applause; meaning,... |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |