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

Definitions

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	sign
4	Proto-Indo-European	sek-	to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “signe”

signe

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