English
obsign
Obsign comes from Latin obsignō ‘to seal up’, from signō ‘to mark, stamp, imprint’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *segnom ‘sign’.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*segnom‘sign’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*segnāōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsignō‘to mark, stamp, imprint’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobsignō‘to seal up’
- Englishtodayobsign
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*segnom‘sign’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*segnāōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsignō‘to mark, stamp, imprint’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEobsignō‘to seal up’
- Englishtodayobsign
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sek- ‘to cut’
saw, sex, risk, section, ship, sexual, segment, sack, insect, scarlet, sawyer, sealing, sax, het, shingle, sickle, dissect, scythe, seg, sedge, sich, desiccation, brassica, desiccant, 48 more
through Proto-Italic *segnom ‘sign’
significant, seal, signal, significance, signify, ensign, insignia, signet, sigil, signification, 13 more
through Proto-Italic *segnāō
designation, assignation, 4 more
through Latin signō ‘to mark, stamp, imprint’
Today it means
verb To seal; to confirm, as by a seal or stamp.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *segnom / obsign