Where does “krisigno” come from?

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

krisigno (Esperanto): exclamation mark

Definitions

  1. exclamation mark

Ancestry of “krisigno”, step by step

krisigno 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 krio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokriocry, shout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →