Where does “sygnatura” come from?

sygnatura (Kashubian) comes from Polish sygnatura, from French signature, from French signer, from Old French seignier, from Latin signāre, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sygnatura (Kashubian): signature

Definitions

  1. signature

Ancestry of “sygnatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsygnaturasignature mark
2Frenchsignaturesignature; the act of signing
3Frenchsignerto sign
4Old Frenchseignier—
5Latinsignāre—
6Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
7Proto-Italicseknomsign
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →