Where does “enseignier” come from?

enseignier (Middle French) comes from Old French enseignier, from Vulgar Latin insignare, from Latin signō, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

enseignier (Middle French): to put an insignia on

Definitions

  1. to put an insignia on

Ancestry of “enseignier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchenseignierto teach
2Vulgar Latininsignare—
3Latinsignōto mark, sign
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknomsign
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “enseignier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →