Where does “señalero” come from?

señalero (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.

señalero (Spanish): signalman

Definitions

  1. signalman

Ancestry of “señalero”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →