Where does “сигна́л” come from?

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

сигна́л (Russian): signal

Definitions

  1. signal

Ancestry of “сигна́л”, step by step

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

Words derived from “сигна́л”

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