Where does “sceau” come from?

sceau (French) comes from Middle French sceau, from Old French seel, from Latin sigillum, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sceau (French): seal

Definitions

  1. seal

Ancestry of “sceau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsceauseal
2Old Frenchseelseal
3Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknomsign
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sceau”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →