Where does “sinettipuu” come from?

sinettipuu (Finnish) comes 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.

sinettipuu (Finnish): sigillaria any of the genus

Definitions

  1. sigillaria any of the genus

Ancestry of “sinettipuu”, step by step

sinettipuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sinetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsinettiseal
2Swedishsignet—
3Middle Low Germansignēt—
4Latinsignētum—
5Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
6Proto-Italicseknomsign
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →