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Where does “ensigne” come from?
ensigne (Middle English) comes from Old French enseigne, from Latin īnsignia.
Ancestry of “ensigne”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old French
enseigne
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2
Latin
īnsignia
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Words derived from “ensigne”
ensign
ensigncy
ensignship
ship of the line ensign first class
ship of the line ensign second class
ensignhood
ship of the line ensign
Every word from Latin īnsignia →
Every word from Old French enseigne →
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