Where does “subseñal” come from?

subseñal (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.

subseñal (Spanish): subsignal

Definitions

  1. subsignal

Ancestry of “subseñal”, 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 seknomEvery word from Latin signum