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.
Ancestry of “Signet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | signet | bookmark |
| 2 | Old French | signet | small seal |
| 3 | Latin | signētum | — |
| 4 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | seknom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “Signet”