Where does “signor” come from?

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

signor (Latin): first-person singular present passive indicative...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative...

Ancestry of “signor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsignoI mark, sign; I seal, stamp; I statue
2Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
3Proto-Italicseknomsign
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →