Etymology

sig

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Today it means: A signature, especially one on emails or newsgroup postings. Full definition →

Middle English sige
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sig · noun1

Clipping of signature.

sig · verb2

Clipping of signify (“to boast, brag, insult”).

sig · noun3

Clipping of sigma.

sig · noun4

  1. Middle English · inherited fromsige
  2. English todaysig

From Middle English sige. Cognate with Middle Dutch seic, seike, Middle Low German seyche. Related also to sink (“to fall”).

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