Where does “signifying” come from?
Signifying derives from Old French signifier, from Latin significare, combining Latin signum (sign) and facio (to make), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- (to place or put).
signifying (English): present participle of signify; signification
Definitions
- present participle of signify; signification
Ancestry of “signifying”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |
Words derived from “signifying”