Where does “sceau” come from?

sceau (Norman) comes from French sceau, from Middle French sceau, from Old French seel, from Latin sigillum, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sceau (Norman): seal

Definitions

  1. seal

Ancestry of “sceau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsceauseal
2Middle Frenchsceauseal
3Old Frenchseelseal
4Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
5Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
6Proto-Italicseknomsign
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Italic seknomEvery word from Latin signum
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