Where does “ensinamento” come from?

ensinamento (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ensinar, from Vulgar Latin insignare, from Latin signō, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “ensinamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseensinarto teach
2Vulgar Latininsignare
3Latinsignōto mark, sign
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknomsign
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “ensinamento

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Italic seknomEvery word from Latin signum