Etymology

sigil

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Today it means: A seal, signature or signet. Full definition →

Latin sigillum
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromsigillum“little sign”
  2. English todaysigil

Borrowed from Latin sigillum (“little sign”). Doublet of seal and sigillum.

Words from the same roots

Latinsigillum all →

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