Where does “cybersecurity” come from?
Cybersecurity derives from English secure, from Latin securus meaning "free from care," combined with English cyber-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -it-.
cybersecurity (English): Security against electronic attacks such as...
Definitions
- Security against electronic attacks such as...
Ancestry of “cybersecurity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | security | The condition of not being threatened, especially... |
| 2 | English | secure | Free from attack or danger; protected; Free from... |
| 3 | Middle English | securite | security, safety; comfort, the state of being... |
| 4 | Middle French | securité | — |
| 5 | Latin | sēcūritās | security, safety |
| 6 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 7 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 8 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |