Where does “senha” come from?

senha (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese senna, from Latin signa, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

senha (Portuguese): password; shibboleth

Definitions

  1. password; shibboleth

Ancestry of “senha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesenna—
2Latinsignasecond-person singular present active imperative...
3Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4Proto-Italicseknomsign
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “senha”

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