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semiotic

Pronunciation: /ˌsɛmiːˈɒtɪk/

The English word “semiotic” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to semiotics or to semantics.
  2. symptomalogical (of or relating to the signs or symptoms of diseases)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σημειωτικός (sēmeiōtikós, “observant of signs”), ultimately derived from σῆμα (sêma, “mark, sign”). Compare semiotics.

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