Where does “sinettisormus” come from?

sinettisormus (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.

sinettisormus (Finnish): signet ring, seal ring

Definitions

  1. signet ring, seal ring

Ancestry of “sinettisormus”, step by step

sinettisormus 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 sormus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsormusring
2Proto-Finnicsormusring (finger ring)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →