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
- sign; mark, beacon, dayboard
Ancestry of “senh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | senh | bell |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | signum | — |
| 3 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | seknom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |