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Where does “significavit” come from?

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

significavit (English): A writ issuing out of chancery, upon certificate...

Definitions

  1. A writ issuing out of chancery, upon certificate...

Ancestry of “significavit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsignificavitthird-person singular perfect active indicative...
2Latinsignificō—
3Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4Proto-Italicseknom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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