Where does “Stasi” come from?
Stasi (Italian) comes from German Stasi, from German Staatssicherheit, from German Sicherheit, from German sicher, from Middle High German siher, from Old High German sihur, from Proto-West Germanic sikur, from Latin sēcūrus — six.
Stasi (Italian): Stasi (the East German ministry of state security)
Definitions
- Stasi (the East German ministry of state security)
Ancestry of “Stasi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stasi | Stasi |
| 2 | German | Staatssicherheit | State Security, secret police and intelligence... |
| 3 | German | Sicherheit | certainty; security; safety |
| 4 | German | sicher | safe, secure; sure, certain; safely |
| 5 | Middle High German | siher | — |
| 6 | Old High German | sihur | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | sikur | secure, safe; sure, certain |
| 8 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 9 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 10 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |