Where does “signe” come from?
signe (Middle French) comes from Old French signe, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
signe (Middle French): sign; signal
Ancestry of “signe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | signe | sign; signal |
| 2 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | seknom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “signe”