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Where does “assegno” come from?

assegno (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.

assegno (Italian): allowance; cheque, check, draft; first-person...

Definitions

  1. allowance; cheque, check, draft; first-person...

Ancestry of “assegno”, 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

Words derived from “assegno”

  • portassegni
  • assegni
  • euroassegno
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →