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

  1. to mean, to signify; to spell

Ancestry of “significare”, step by step

significare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish significar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsignificarto signify; to mean; to stand out
2Latinsignificōto show, express, signify, point out
3Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4Proto-Italicseknomsign
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Latin significāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsignificāre—

Words derived from “significare”

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