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Where does “significans” come from?

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

significans (Latin): showing, expressing, signifying, pointing out;...

Definitions

  1. showing, expressing, signifying, pointing out;...

Ancestry of “significans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsignificāre—
2Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
3Proto-Italicseknom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “significans”

  • significant
  • significantly
  • insignificant
  • nonsignificant
  • insignificantly
  • insignificancy
  • nonsignificantly
  • unsignificant
  • consignificant
  • signifikant
  • szignifikáns
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