Where does “soprassegnare” come from?

soprassegnare (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.

soprassegnare (Italian): to mark above; to mark

Definitions

to mark above; to mark

Ancestry of “soprassegnare”, step by step

soprassegnare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian segnare

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

via Italian sopra

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	sopra	over; more than; above
2	Latin	suprā	above, on the top, on the upper side
3	Old Latin	suprād	—

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