Signature etymology

English

English word signature comes from Proto-Indo-European *kei-, Dutch sein (Signal.), French -ure (Used to form nouns describing the result of an action.), English signare

Etymology of signature

Detailed word origin of signature

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*kei- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
sein Dutch (nl) Signal.
-ure French (fr) Used to form nouns describing the result of an action.
signare English (en)
signum Latin (lat) (Medieval Latin) a signum (medieval tower bell used particularly for ringing the 8 canonical hours). A mark, sign, emblem. A miracle.
signare Latin (lat)
signature French (fr) Signature (a person's name written in their own handwriting). The act of signing.
signature English (en) (computing) A pattern used for matching the identity of a virus, the parameter types of a method, etc.. (cryptography) Data attached to a message that guarantees that the message originated from its claimed source.. (figurative) A mark or sign of implication.. (mathematics) A tuple specifying the sign of coefficients in any diagonal form of a quadratic form.. (medicine) The part of a [...]

Words with the same origin as signature

Descendants of sein

design dignity seal signal

Descendants of -ure

procedure