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Where does “assegnatore” come from?

assegnatore (Italian) comes from Italian assegnare, from Latin assignāre, from Latin signō, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

assegnatore (Italian): assigner; awarder; allocator

Definitions

  1. assigner; awarder; allocator

Ancestry of “assegnatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianassegnareto assign, allocate or allot; to award; to sign...
2Latinassignāre—
3Latinsignō—
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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