Where does “Signalweg” come from?

Signalweg (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.

Signalweg (German): signalling pathway

Definitions

  1. signalling pathway

Ancestry of “Signalweg”, step by step

Signalweg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Signal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSignalsignal
2Frenchsignalsignal
3Old Frenchsegnalemblem; badge; signature; distinguishing mark...
4Medieval Latinsignalesignal
5Latinsignālis
6Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
7Proto-Italicseknomsign
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via German weg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwegaway; gone, not there; minus
2Germanenwec
3Old High Germanwegway
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-