Where does “sygnalista” come from?

sygnalista (Polish) comes from Polish sygnał, from Latin signālis, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sygnalista (Polish): signalman

Definitions

  1. signalman

Ancestry of “sygnalista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsygnałsignal
2Latinsignālis—
3Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4Proto-Italicseknomsign
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →