Where does “signifieth” come from?
signifieth (English) comes from English signify, from Old French signifier, from Latin significāre, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
signifieth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “signifieth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | signify | To create a sign out of something; To give a... |
| 2 | Old French | signifier | — |
| 3 | Latin | significāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | seknom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |