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
- to signal; to show, to indicate, to point out, to...
Ancestry of “señalar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | señal | sign; landmark; signal |
| 2 | Late Latin | signale | — |
| 3 | Latin | signālis | — |
| 4 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | seknom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |