English
silcrow
Either a blend of section + pilcrow or a blend of pilcrow and Latin signum sectiōnis (“section sign”), or a derived form thereof.
The story
Either a blend of section + pilcrow or a blend of pilcrow and Latin signum sectiōnis (‘section sign’), or a derived form thereof.
Today it means
noun The section sign, or §.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “silcrow”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / silcrow