Where does “signifiaunce” come from?
signifiaunce (Middle English) comes from Old French senefiance, from Latin significantia, from Latin significans, from Latin significāre, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
signifiaunce (Middle English): An omen; a portentous event or symbol
Definitions
- An omen; a portentous event or symbol
Ancestry of “signifiaunce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | senefiance | sign; signal; indication; significance;... |
| 2 | Latin | significantia | nominative neuter plural of significāns;... |
| 3 | Latin | significans | showing, expressing, signifying, pointing out;... |
| 4 | Latin | significāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seknom | sign |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |