Where does “signo” come from?

signo (Ido) comes from Esperanto signo, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

signo (Ido): sign natural or artificial, mark indication

Definitions

  1. sign natural or artificial, mark indication

Ancestry of “signo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosignosign, signal; character, mark
2Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
3Proto-Italicseknomsign
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “signo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →