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Where does “signaler” come from?

signaler (French) comes from French signalé, from Italian segnalato, from Italian segnalare, from Italian segnale, from Late Latin signale, from Latin signālis, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom — to cut, cut off, sever.

signaler (French): to signal; to highlight, to notify, to bring to...

Definitions

  1. to signal; to highlight, to notify, to bring to...

Ancestry of “signaler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsignalépast participle of signaler
2Italiansegnalatopast participle of segnalare; past participle of...
3Italiansegnalareto indicate or be a sign of; to signal; to report...
4Italiansegnalesignal, sign
5Late Latinsignale—
6Latinsignālis—
7Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
8Proto-Italicseknom—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “signaler”

  • signalement
  • signalement
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