Where does “kaj-signo” come from?

kaj-signo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto signo, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

kaj-signo (Esperanto): ampersand

Definitions

  1. ampersand

Ancestry of “kaj-signo”, step by step

kaj-signo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto signo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosignosign, signal; character, mark
2Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
3Proto-Italicseknomsign
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Esperanto kaj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokajand
2Ancient Greekκαίand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →