Where does “inseguro” come from?

inseguro (Galician) comes from Galician seguro, from Old Portuguese seguro, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

inseguro (Galician): unsure, uncertain

Definitions

  1. unsure, uncertain

Ancestry of “inseguro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciansegurosecure, safe
2Old Portuguesesegurosafe
3Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
4Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
5Latinsexsix; 6
6Proto-Italicsekssix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Latin sē-Every word from Proto-Italic seks
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