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
- to signal; to highlight, to notify, to bring to...
Ancestry of “signaler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | signalé | past participle of signaler |
| 2 | Italian | segnalato | past participle of segnalare; past participle of... |
| 3 | Italian | segnalare | to indicate or be a sign of; to signal; to report... |
| 4 | Italian | segnale | signal, sign |
| 5 | Late Latin | signale | — |
| 6 | Latin | signālis | — |
| 7 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seknom | sign |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |