Where does “señal” come from?
señal (Spanish) comes from Late Latin signale, from Latin signālis, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
señal (Spanish): sign; landmark; signal
Ancestry of “señal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | signale | — |
| 2 | Latin | signālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | seknom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “señal”