Where does “signatură” come from?

signatură (Romanian) comes from French signature, from French signer, from Old French seignier, from Latin signāre, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

signatură (Romanian): signature

Definitions

  1. signature

Ancestry of “signatură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsignaturesignature; the act of signing
2Frenchsignerto sign
3Old Frenchseignier
4Latinsignāre
5Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
6Proto-Italicseknomsign
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Italic seknomEvery word from Latin signum
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