Where does “sigel” come from?
sigel (German) comes from French sigle, from Late Latin sigla, from Latin siglum, from Latin sigillum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
sigel (German): siglum, a conventional abbreviation for a word or words
Definitions
- siglum, a conventional abbreviation for a word or words
Ancestry of “sigel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sigle | abbreviation; acronym or initialism |
| 2 | Late Latin | sigla | nominative plural of siglum; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | siglum | abbreviation |
| 4 | Latin | sigillum | figurine, statuette; seal |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |