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Where does “insigne” come from?

insigne (French) comes from Latin insigne, from Latin insignis, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

insigne (French): remarkable, distinguished; a badge

Definitions

  1. remarkable, distinguished; a badge

Ancestry of “insigne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininsignea distinguishing mark, emblem, badge; an ensign,...
2Latininsignis"fundamentally, differentiated from that which is...
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “insigne”

  • insigno
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →