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Where does “suerte” come from?

suerte (Middle English) comes from Middle English surete, from Anglo-Norman seurté, from Latin sēcūritās, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

suerte (Middle English): Alternative form of surete

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of surete

Ancestry of “suerte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsuretecertainty; a feeling of confidence; A specific...
2Anglo-Normanseurtésureness; certainty; guaranty; promise; pledge;...
3Latinsēcūritās—
4Latinsēcūrus—
5Latinsē-—
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →