Where does “équisigne” come from?

équisigne (French) comes from French signé, from Old French signe, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

équisigne (French): same-signed

Definitions

  1. same-signed

Ancestry of “équisigne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsignépast participle of signer
2Old Frenchsignesign; signal
3Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4Proto-Italicseknomsign
5Proto-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 →