Where does “signālis” come from?

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

Ancestry of “signālis”, step by step

signālis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin signum

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

via Classical Latin signum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Latinsignum—

Words derived from “signālis”

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