Where does “significare” come from?
significare (Italian) comes from Spanish significar, from Latin significō, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
significare (Italian): to mean, to signify; to spell
Definitions
- to mean, to signify; to spell
Ancestry of “significare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | significar | to signify; to mean; to stand out |
| 2 | Latin | significō | — |
| 3 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | seknom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “significare”