Where does “paseguro” come from?
paseguro (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central seguro, from Philippine Spanish seguro, from Spanish seguro, from Old Spanish seguro, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.
Ancestry of “paseguro”, step by step
paseguro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bikol Central seguro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | seguro | — |
| 2 | Philippine Spanish | seguro | — |
| 3 | Spanish | seguro | secure, safe; certain, sure, positive, definite;... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | seguro | secure; safe |
| 5 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 6 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 7 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Bikol Central pa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | pa | — |