Etymology of the English word sign
the English word
signderived from the Old French word
signederived 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
*sekʷ-Date
The earliest known usage of sign in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
cosign,
signable,
signage,
signboard,
signee,
signer,
signpost,
undersign,
undersigned,
signed,
signingCognates
Catalan
senyar, Dutch
zegen, Dutch
signeren, French
signer, French
signe, French
seing, German
Segen, German
signieren, Italian
segno, Italian
segnare, Latin
signum, Norwegian
velsignelse, Norwegian
signere, Provençal
signe, Provençal
signar, Spanish
signo, Spanish
señar, Swedish
välsignelse, Swedish
signeraUsage
Word found in Modern English
