enseñar

/enseˈɲaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to teach

📚 en + seña: to put a sign on something — a teacher points things out

From Latin insignare, to mark with a sign (signum). Seña still means sign or signal in Spanish, and English insignia is a cousin. Marking something out covers both senses: to show it and to teach it.

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