Where does “insecurely” come from?
Insecurely derives from English insecure, from Latin securus meaning "free from care," formed with the Latin prefix in- negating the sense of Latin in derived from Proto-Indo-European ne and oyd-.
insecurely (English): In an insecure manner
Ancestry of “insecurely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | insecure | Not secure; Not comfortable or confident in... |
| 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 | — |
| 6 | Latin | sēcūrus | — |
| 7 | Latin | sē- | — |
| 8 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |