Where does “señalar” come from?

señalar (Spanish) comes from Spanish señal, from Late Latin signale, from Latin signālis, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

señalar (Spanish): to signal; to show, to indicate, to point out, to...

Definitions

  1. to signal; to show, to indicate, to point out, to...

Ancestry of “señalar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishseñalsign; landmark; signal
2Late Latinsignale
3Latinsignālis
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknomsign
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “señalar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Italic seknomEvery word from Latin signum