Where does “sinettitiede” come from?
sinettitiede (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.
sinettitiede (Finnish): sigillography
Ancestry of “sinettitiede”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sinetti | seal |
| 2 | Swedish | signet | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | signēt | — |
| 4 | Latin | signētum | — |
| 5 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seknom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |