Where does “segurança” come from?
segurança (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.
segurança (Portuguese): security; safety; any object related to the...
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- security; safety; any object related to the...
Ancestry of “segurança”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | Latin | sē- | — |
| 6 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |