Where does “miniassegno” come from?

miniassegno (Italian) comes from Italian assegno, 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.

miniassegno (Italian): a small banker's draft (issued in the 1970s when there was a shortage of coinage)

Definitions

  1. a small banker's draft (issued in the 1970s when there was a shortage of coinage)

Ancestry of “miniassegno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianassegnoallowance; cheque, check, draft; first-person...
2Italianassegnareto assign, allocate or allot; to award; to sign...
3Latinassignāre
4Latinsignōto mark, sign
5Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
6Proto-Italicseknomsign
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Italic seknomEvery word from Latin signum