Etymology

signifiance

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Today it means: signification, meaning Full definition →

Middle English signifiaunce ← Old French senefiance ← Latin significantia
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  1. Latin · derived fromsignificantia
  2. Old French · derived fromsenefiance
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsignifiaunce
  4. English todaysignifiance

Inherited from Middle English signifiaunce, from Old French senefiance, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin significantia. Doublet of significance.

Words from the same roots

Latinsignificantia all →

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