Where does “сигурен” come from?
сигурен (Bulgarian) comes from Romanian sigur, from Greek σίγουρος, from Venetian seguro, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
сигурен (Bulgarian): sure, certain, positive; reliable, trustworthy,...
Definitions
- sure, certain, positive; reliable, trustworthy,...
Ancestry of “сигурен”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | sigur | sure, confident, certain; safe, secure |
| 2 | Greek | σίγουρος | secure, certain |
| 3 | Venetian | seguro | safe, secure; certain |
| 4 | Latin | sēcūrus | — |
| 5 | Latin | sē- | — |
| 6 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |