Etymology

signum

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Today it means: A sign, mark, or symbol. Full definition →

Latin signum
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The story

  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromsignum
  2. English todaysignum

Learned borrowing from Latin signum. Doublet of sign.

Words from the same roots

Latinsignum all →

signsignalsignetsegnosign of the cross

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