Where does “signet” come from?

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

signet (Old French): small seal

Definitions

  1. small seal

Ancestry of “signet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsignētum—
2Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
3Proto-Italicseknomsign
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “signet”

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