Where does “Signalübertragung” come from?
Signalübertragung (German) comes from German Signal, from French signal, from Old French segnal, from Medieval Latin signale, from Latin signālis, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Signalübertragung (German): signalling; signal transmission / transduction
Definitions
- signalling; signal transmission / transduction
Ancestry of “Signalübertragung”, step by step
Signalübertragung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Signal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Signal | signal |
| 2 | French | signal | signal |
| 3 | Old French | segnal | emblem; badge; signature; distinguishing mark... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | signale | signal |
| 5 | Latin | signālis | — |
| 6 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seknom | sign |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via German Übertragung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Übertragung | transmission; transfer; translation |
| 2 | German | übertragen | to transfer, transmit; to translate; to... |
| 3 | Latin | trānsferō | to bear, carry or bring across or over; transport, transfer, convey over |
| 4 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |