derived from the Latin word
designare (earmark, choose; appoint; mark; point, mark)
derived from the Latin word
signare (mark, stamp, designate)
derived from the Late Latin word
signum (battle standard; indication; seal)
derived from the Latin word
secare (to cut; cut, sever; decide)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sek-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sekĘ·-using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
