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Where does “сигна́лить” come from?

сигна́лить (Russian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “сигна́лить”, step by step

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

Words derived from “сигна́лить”

  • просигналить
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