Where does “sinjal” come from?

sinjal (Maltese) comes from Sicilian signali, from Latin signāle, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sinjal (Maltese): sign, mark

Definitions

  1. sign, mark

Ancestry of “sinjal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliansignali—
2Latinsignālesignal
3Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4Proto-Italicseknomsign
5Proto-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 →