English
sigil
Sigil comes from Latin sigillum ‘little sign’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *segnom.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*segnom‘sign’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsignum‘sign’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsigillum‘little sign’
- Englishtodaysigil
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*segnom‘sign’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsignum‘sign’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsigillum‘little sign’
- Englishtodaysigil
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sek- ‘to cut’
saw, sex, risk, section, ship, sexual, segment, sack, insect, scarlet, sawyer, designation, sax, het, shingle, dissect, sickle, scythe, seg, sedge, sich, desiccation, brassica, desiccant, assignation, 48 more
through Proto-Italic *segnom ‘sign’
design, signal, significance, resign, assign, signify, ensign, insignia, signet, consign, signification, 14 more
through Latin signum ‘sign’
significant, sign, sealing, sain, 14 more
through Latin sigillum ‘little sign’
Today it means
noun A seal, signature or signet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *segnom / sigil