myEtymology.com: English etymology of signing

Etymology of the English word signing

the English word signing

derived from the English word sign

derived from the Old French word signe

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 *sekʷ-