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Where does “tocasenh” come from?

tocasenh (Old 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.

Ancestry of “tocasenh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitansenhbell
2Vulgar Latinsignum—
3Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4Proto-Italicseknom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “tocasenh”

  • tocsin
  • tocsin
  • toquesain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →