Back to all words

Signal

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a gesture, sound, or transmission that conveys information or a command
1
Stage 1 of 2
signum
Latin · ancient
"a mark, a sign"
a mark, a sign, a token
2
Stage 2 of 2
signal
English · 1400s
"a sign or gesture that conveys information"
settled as the English word for a sign that conveys information
Drag to pan · scroll to zoom