Where does “segnatura” come from?

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

segnatura (Italian): a series of letters and numbers that indicate the sequence of pages to be bound

Definitions

a series of letters and numbers that indicate the sequence of pages to be bound

Ancestry of “segnatura”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	segnare	to mark, mark out, or tick; to brand, to...
2	Latin	signō	to mark, sign
3	Latin	signum	visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4	Proto-Italic	seknom	sign
5	Proto-Indo-European	sek-	to cut, cut off, sever

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →