Where does “σημειωτική” come from?
σημειωτική (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σημειόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
σημειωτική (Greek): semiotics
Definitions
- semiotics
Ancestry of “σημειωτική”, step by step
σημειωτική traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek σημειόω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | σημειόω | to mark, stamp; to seal; to signal |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via French séméiotique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | séméiotique | semeiotic |