Where does “significāre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “significāre”, step by step

significāre 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 Latin facēre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfacēre—

Words derived from “significāre”

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