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