Where does “secure” come from?
Secure derives from Latin securus, formed from Latin suus and Latin cura, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European swoyos and swé to the root kʷey-.
secure (English): Free from attack or danger; protected; Free from...
Definitions
- Free from attack or danger; protected; Free from...
Ancestry of “secure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | securite | security, safety; comfort, the state of being... |
| 2 | Middle French | securité | — |
| 3 | Latin | sēcūritās | security, safety |
| 4 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 5 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 6 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
Words derived from “secure”