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Where does “siccer” come from?

siccer (English) comes from Middle English siker, from Old English sicor, from Proto-West Germanic sikur, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

siccer (English): Alternative spelling of sicker: certain;...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of sicker: certain;...

Ancestry of “siccer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsikersafe, ; the following special senses are...
2Old Englishsicorsecure, free from guilt or punishment, safe, free...
3Proto-West Germanicsikursecure, safe; sure, certain
4Latinsēcūrus—
5Latinsē-—
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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