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Where does “significatio” come from?

significatio (Latin) comes from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

significatio (Latin): signal, sign, mark, token; applause; meaning,...

Definitions

  1. signal, sign, mark, token; applause; meaning,...

Ancestry of “significatio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tiō—
2Latindissertātiō—
3Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
4Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “significatio”

  • signification
  • resignification
  • consignification
  • presignification
  • plurisignification
  • foresignification
  • significación
  • signification
  • significação
  • significacion
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →