Where does “contrasemna” come from?

contrasemna (Romanian) comes from Romanian semna, from Romanian semn, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

contrasemna (Romanian): to countersign

Definitions

  1. to countersign

Ancestry of “contrasemna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansemnato sign
2Romaniansemnsign; mark; gesture, indication
3Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4Proto-Italicseknomsign
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “contrasemna”

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