myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of sigillo

Etymology of the Italian word sigillo

the Italian word sigillo

derived from the Classical Latin word sigillum (seal; statuette; embossed figure)

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-

Dutch zegel, English seal, German Insiegel, German Siegel, Icelandic innsigli, Latin sigillum, Swedish insegel, Swedish sigill, Yiddish zigl