Where does “segurtatu” come from?

segurtatu (Basque) comes from Asturian seguru, from Spanish seguro, from Old Spanish seguro, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

segurtatu (Basque): to reassure

Definitions

  1. to reassure

Ancestry of “segurtatu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturiansegurusure
2Spanishsegurosecure, safe; certain, sure, positive, definite;...
3Old Spanishsegurosecure; safe
4Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
5Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →