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Where does “signa” come from?

signa (Latin) comes from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

signa (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “signa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
2Proto-Italicseknom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “signa”

  • señas
  • seña
  • reseñar
  • reseña
  • señuelo
  • sina
  • senha
  • senyas
  • senna
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →