Where does “Sicherheitsabstand” come from?
Sicherheitsabstand (German) comes from German Sicherheit, from German sicher, from Middle High German siher, from Old High German sihur, from Proto-West Germanic sikur, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex — six.
Sicherheitsabstand (German): safety clearance / distance
Definitions
- safety clearance / distance
Ancestry of “Sicherheitsabstand”, step by step
Sicherheitsabstand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sicherheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sicherheit | certainty; security; safety |
| 2 | German | sicher | safe, secure; sure, certain; safely |
| 3 | Middle High German | siher | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sihur | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sikur | secure, safe; sure, certain |
| 6 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 7 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 8 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via German Abstand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abstand | distance, interspace, spacing, interval |
| 2 | Latin | distantia | distance, remoteness; difference, diversity;... |
| 3 | Latin | distāns | standing apart |
| 4 | Latin | distō | to stand apart; to be distant |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |