Where does “signeta” come from?
signeta (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Signet, from French signet, from Old French signet, from Latin signētum, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
signeta (Serbo-Croatian): personal brand of a craftsman or a printer;...
Definitions
- personal brand of a craftsman or a printer;...
Ancestry of “signeta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Signet | — |
| 2 | French | signet | bookmark |
| 3 | Old French | signet | small seal |
| 4 | Latin | signētum | — |
| 5 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seknom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |