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

Definitions

  1. sign; landmark; signal

Ancestry of “señal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “señal”

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