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...

Definitions

  1. security; safety; any object related to the...

Ancestry of “segurança”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesegurarto hold; to grasp; to make safe; to hold back
2Old Portuguesesegurar—
3Old Portuguesesegurosafe
4Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
5Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →