Where does “signalétique” come from?

signalétique (French) comes from French signal, from Old French segnal, from Medieval Latin signale, from Latin signālis, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

signalétique (French): descriptive by signs or symbols; signage, signs

Definitions

  1. descriptive by signs or symbols; signage, signs

Ancestry of “signalétique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsignalsignal
2Old Frenchsegnalemblem; badge; signature; distinguishing mark...
3Medieval Latinsignalesignal
4Latinsignālis—
5Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
6Proto-Italicseknomsign
7Proto-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 →