Where does “assinar” come from?

assinar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese assinar, from Latin assignāre, from Latin signō, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

assinar (Portuguese): sign; subscribe; to indicate; to point; to...

Definitions

  1. sign; subscribe; to indicate; to point; to...

Ancestry of “assinar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “assinar”

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