Where does “señas” come from?
señas (Spanish) comes from Spanish seña, from Latin signa, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
señas (Spanish): plural of seña
Ancestry of “señas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | seña | sign, indication; gesture |
| 2 | Latin | signa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 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 “señas”