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Where does “insegna” come from?

insegna (Italian) comes from Latin insigne, from Latin insignis, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

insegna (Italian): sign; insignia; ensign, flag, colours

Definitions

  1. sign; insignia; ensign, flag, colours

Ancestry of “insegna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininsignea distinguishing mark, emblem, badge; an ensign,...
2Latininsignis"fundamentally, differentiated from that which is...
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “insegna”

  • portainsegna
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →