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Where does “signe” come from?

signe (Middle English) comes from Old English seġn, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “signe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “signe”

  • sign
  • signing
  • signage
  • signer
  • signpost
  • signboard
  • cosigner
  • cosign
  • signoff
  • callsign
  • signless
  • nonsigning
  • signee
  • signwriter
  • stopsign
  • legisign
  • nonsigner
  • signout
  • protosign
  • signwriting
  • signmaker
  • sinsign
  • unsign
  • qualisign
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →