Where does “significaunce” come from?
significaunce (Middle English) comes from Middle French significance, from Old French significance, 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.
significaunce (Middle English): The meaning or significance of an omen
Definitions
- The meaning or significance of an omen
Ancestry of “significaunce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | significance | — |
| 2 | Old French | significance | — |
| 3 | Latin | significantia | nominative neuter plural of significāns;... |
| 4 | Latin | significans | showing, expressing, signifying, pointing out;... |
| 5 | Latin | significāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seknom | sign |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |