Where does “signer” come from?

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

signer (French): to sign

Definitions

  1. to sign

Ancestry of “signer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “signer”

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