myEtymology.com: French etymology of signe

Etymology of the French word signe

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-

English sign

Catalan senyar, Dutch zegen, Dutch signeren, English sign, French signer, 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 signera

Word found in Old French