Where does “wikang senyas” come from?
wikang senyas (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog senyas, from Spanish señas, from Spanish seña, from Latin signa, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
wikang senyas (Tagalog): sign language
Definitions
- sign language
Ancestry of “wikang senyas”, step by step
wikang senyas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog senyas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | senyas | sign; gesture |
| 2 | Spanish | señas | plural of seña |
| 3 | Spanish | seña | sign, indication; gesture |
| 4 | Latin | signa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 5 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seknom | sign |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |