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Where does “radiosegnale” come from?

radiosegnale (Italian) comes from Italian segnale, from Late Latin signale, from Latin signālis, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

radiosegnale (Italian): radio signal

Definitions

  1. radio signal

Ancestry of “radiosegnale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansegnalesignal, sign
2Late Latinsignale—
3Latinsignālis—
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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