Where does “sinete” come from?

sinete (Portuguese) comes from Latin signētum, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sinete (Portuguese): signet

Definitions

  1. signet

Ancestry of “sinete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsignētum—
2Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
3Proto-Italicseknomsign
4Proto-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 →