Where does “semiótica” come from?
semiótica (Portuguese) comes from French sémiotique, from Ancient Greek σημειωτικός, from Ancient Greek σημειόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
semiótica (Portuguese): semiotics; feminine singular of semiótico
Definitions
- semiotics; feminine singular of semiótico
Ancestry of “semiótica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sémiotique | semiotics |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σημειωτικός | fitted for marking, portending; observant of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σημειόω | to mark, stamp; to seal; to signal |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |