Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen. · An omen. · A property of the body that indicates a disease and, unlike a symptom, can be detected objectively by someone other than the patient. · A mark or another symbol used to represent something.
From Middle English signe, sygne, syng, seine, sine, syne, from Old English seġn (“sign; mark; token”) and Old French signe, seing (“sign; mark; signature”); both from Latin signum (“a mark; sign; token”); root uncertain. Doublet of signum and signal. Partially displaced native token.
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