Where does “segurador” come from?
segurador (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese segurar, from Old Portuguese segurar, from Old Portuguese seguro, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
segurador (Portuguese): insurer, underwriter
Definitions
- insurer, underwriter
Ancestry of “segurador”, step by step
segurador traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese segurar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | segurar | to hold; to grasp; to make safe; to hold back |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | segurar | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | seguro | safe |
| 4 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 5 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 6 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Spanish segurar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | segurar | Obsolete spelling of asegurar |