Where does “digitaalisignaali” come from?
digitaalisignaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish signaali, from Medieval Latin signale, from Latin signālis, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
digitaalisignaali (Finnish): digital signal
Definitions
- digital signal
Ancestry of “digitaalisignaali”, step by step
digitaalisignaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish signaali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | signaali | signal |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | signale | signal |
| 3 | Latin | signālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | seknom | sign |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Finnish digitaalinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | digitaalinen | digital |
| 2 | Latin | digitālis | Of or belonging to the finger |
| 3 | Latin | digitus | a finger, toe, digit; a twig |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |