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Where does “nonsecure” come from?

nonsecure (English) comes from English secure, from Middle English securite, from Middle French securité, from Latin sēcūritās, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.

nonsecure (English): Not secure

Definitions

  1. Not secure

Ancestry of “nonsecure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsecureFree from attack or danger; protected; Free from...
2Middle Englishsecuritesecurity, safety; comfort, the state of being...
3Middle Frenchsecurité—
4Latinsēcūritās—
5Latinsēcūrus—
6Latinsē-—
7Latinsexsix; 6
8Proto-Italicsekssix
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →