Where does “Sicherheitsstrategie” come from?
Sicherheitsstrategie (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.
Sicherheitsstrategie (German): security strategy a long-term plan or framework designed to ensure the safety and protection of a state, organization, or system against internal and external threats
Definitions
- security strategy a long-term plan or framework designed to ensure the safety and protection of a state, organization, or system against internal and external threats
Ancestry of “Sicherheitsstrategie”, step by step
Sicherheitsstrategie 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 Strategie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Strategie | strategy; The strategy pattern |
| 2 | French | stratégie | strategy |
| 3 | Old French | strategie | — |
| 4 | Latin | strategia | a government, strategy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στρατηγία | office of general, command; generalship; province... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στρατηγός | A leader or commander of an army: general; The... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |