Where does “sigla” come from?

sigla (Latin) comes from Latin siglum, from Latin sigillum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

sigla (Latin): nominative plural of siglum; accusative plural of...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of siglum; accusative plural of...

Ancestry of “sigla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsiglumabbreviation
2Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “sigla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin sigillum →