Where does “σημασία” come from?

σημασία (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σημασία, from Ancient Greek σημαίνω, from Ancient Greek -αίνω, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

σημασία (Greek): meaning, sense; significance, importance,...

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Ancestry of “σημασία”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	σημασία	the giving of a signal command; indication,...
2	Ancient Greek	σημαίνω	I show, point out, indicate; I signal someone to...
3	Ancient Greek	-αίνω	Originally found in verbs formed from nominal...
4	Proto-Indo-European	terh₁-	to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek -αίνω →Every word from Ancient Greek σημαίνω →