Where does “sinetöinti” come from?

sinetöinti (Finnish) comes from Finnish sinetöidä, from Finnish sinetti, from Swedish signet, from Middle Low German signēt, from Latin signētum, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sinetöinti (Finnish): sealing act of sealing, putting a seal on

Definitions

  1. sealing act of sealing, putting a seal on

Ancestry of “sinetöinti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsinetöidäto seal
2Finnishsinettiseal
3Swedishsignet—
4Middle Low Germansignēt—
5Latinsignētum—
6Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
7Proto-Italicseknomsign
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →