Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “seigne” come from?

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

Ancestry of “seigne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
2Proto-Italicseknom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “seigne”

  • sein
  • seinen
  • sein
  • seine
  • sein
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →