Where does “sigurtà” come from?

sigurtà (Maltese) comes from Italian sicurtà, from Latin sēcūritās, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sigurtà (Maltese): security

Definitions

  1. security

Ancestry of “sigurtà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansicurtàsecurity, safety; insurance
2Latinsēcūritāssecurity, safety
3Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
4Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
5Latinsexsix; 6
6Proto-Italicsekssix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →