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Where does “seknom” come from?

seknom (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “seknom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “seknom”

  • design
  • significant
  • sign
  • signal
  • significantly
  • assign
  • designing
  • designer
  • insignificant
  • signing
  • designers
  • signify
  • designation
  • resign
  • designate
  • signification
  • signifying
  • signalling
  • insignia
  • signifier
  • redesign
  • designating
  • ensign
  • signally
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →