myEtymology.com: French etymology of seignal

Etymology of the French word seignal

the Old French word seignal

derived from the Latin word signale (signal)

derived from the Late Latin word signalis

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-

English signal

Word found in Old French