Where does “signature” come from?

signature (French) comes from French signer, from Old French seignier, from Latin signāre, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

signature (French): signature; the act of signing

Definitions

  1. signature; the act of signing

Ancestry of “signature”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsignerto sign
2Old Frenchseignier—
3Latinsignāre—
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknomsign
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “signature”

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