Where does “signature” come from?
signature (Latin) comes from Latin signaturus, from Latin signō, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
signature (Latin): vocative masculine singular of signātūrus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of signātūrus
Ancestry of “signature”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | signaturus | about to mark, seal |
| 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 |