Where does “Signet” come from?

Signet (German) comes from French signet, from Old French signet, from Latin signētum, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Signet (German): trademark, logo

Definitions

  1. trademark, logo

Ancestry of “Signet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsignetbookmark
2Old Frenchsignetsmall seal
3Latinsignētum—
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknomsign
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “Signet”

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