Where does “sinecure” come from?

sinecure (Danish) comes from French sinécure, from Latin sine, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sinecure (Danish): sinecure a position that requires no work but still gives a payment

Definitions

  1. sinecure a position that requires no work but still gives a payment

Ancestry of “sinecure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsinécuresinecure
2Latinsinewithout; second-person singular present active...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Latin sine →Every word from French sinécure →