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Where does “significavit” come from?

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

significavit (Latin): third-person singular perfect active indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular perfect active indicative...

Ancestry of “significavit”, step by step

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