Where does “semnătură” come from?
semnătură (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.
semnătură (Romanian): signature
Ancestry of “semnătură”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | semna | to sign |
| 2 | Romanian | semn | sign; mark; gesture, indication |
| 3 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | seknom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |