Where does “seña” come from?
seña (Spanish) comes from Latin signa, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
seña (Spanish): sign, indication; gesture
Definitions
- sign, indication; gesture
Ancestry of “seña”, step by step
seña traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin signa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | signa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | seknom | sign |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Latin sena
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sena | nominative neuter plural of sēnī; accusative... |
| 2 | Gaulish | Senōnēs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | senos | old |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |
Words derived from “seña”