Where does “signalsubstans” come from?

signalsubstans (Swedish) comes from Swedish signal, from Latin signālis, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

signalsubstans (Swedish): a neurotransmitter

Definitions

  1. a neurotransmitter

Ancestry of “signalsubstans”, step by step

signalsubstans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish signal

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

via Swedish substans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsubstanssubstance; physical matter; material; substance;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Italic seknomEvery word from Latin signum