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Where does “просигналить” come from?

просигналить (Russian) comes from Russian сигна́лить, from Russian сигна́л, from Medieval Latin signale, from Latin signālis, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

просигналить (Russian): to signal; to honk

Definitions

  1. to signal; to honk

Ancestry of “просигналить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсигна́лить—
2Russianсигна́л—
3Medieval Latinsignalesignal
4Latinsignālis—
5Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
6Proto-Italicseknom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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