Where does “tocsin” come from?

tocsin (French) comes from Old French toquesain, from Old Occitan tocasenh, from Old Occitan senh, from Vulgar Latin signum, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

tocsin (French): an alarm, a tocsin

Definitions

  1. an alarm, a tocsin

Ancestry of “tocsin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtoquesain—
2Old Occitantocasenh—
3Old Occitansenhbell
4Vulgar Latinsignum—
5Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
6Proto-Italicseknomsign
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “tocsin”

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