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English: Semiotics - [fr. Greek semeiotikos observant of signs, fr. semeiousthai to interpret signs,
fr. semeion sign; akin to Gk sema sign – more at SEMANTIC]
English: SIGN - [early 13c., "gesture or motion of the hand," from Old French signe "sign, mark, signature,"
from Latin signum "mark, token, indication, symbol,"
from PIE root *sekw- "point out" (see see).]
English: See - [from PIE root *sekw- "to see," which is "probably" the same base that produced words for
"say" in Greek and Latin and also words for "follow" (cf Latin sequor),
thus see could originally mean "follow with the eyes." Used in Middle English
to mean "behold in the imagination or in a dream" (c.1200), "to recognize
the force of (a demonstration)," also c.1200, "often with ref. to metaphorical
light or eyes" [OED], and "to learn by reading" (early 15c.).]
English: Semantic - [fr. Greek semantikos significant, important, fr. semainein to signify, mean, fr. sema
sign, akin to Skt dhyati he thinks] 1: of or relating to meaning in language
English: Etymology - [fr. Greek etymología, equiv. to etymológ 'studying the true meanings
and values of words, fr. étymo 'true' + lógos 'word', 'reason' + -ia]
1: the derivation of a word
2: an account of the history of a particular word or element of a word
3: the study of historical linguistic change, esp. as manifested in individual words
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esp. as manifested in individual words
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