Where does “signifier” come from?
signifier (French) comes from Latin significo, from Latin -fico, from Latin facio, from Proto-Italic fakjō, from Proto-Italic *θakjō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁k-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
signifier (French): to signify, mean
Definitions
- to signify, mean
Ancestry of “signifier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | significo | I show, express, signify, point out; I portend,... |
| 2 | Latin | -fico | Forms factitive, causative, or other verbs from... |
| 3 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |