Where does “szignifikáns” come from?
szignifikáns (Hungarian) comes from English significant, from Latin significāre, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
szignifikáns (Hungarian): significant
Definitions
- significant
Ancestry of “szignifikáns”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | significant | Signifying something; carrying meaning; Having a... |
| 2 | Latin | significāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | seknom | sign |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |