Where does “senh” come from?

senh (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan senh, from Vulgar Latin signum, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

senh (Occitan): sign; mark, beacon, dayboard

Definitions

  1. sign; mark, beacon, dayboard

Ancestry of “senh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitansenhbell
2Vulgar Latinsignum—
3Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4Proto-Italicseknomsign
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →