Where does “sinecure” come from?
sinecure (Danish) comes from French sinécure, from Latin sine, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
sinecure (Danish): sinecure
Ancestry of “sinecure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | sinécure | sinecure |
| 2 | Latin | sine | without; second-person singular present active... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |