Where does “secure” come from?

secure (Romanian) comes from Latin secūris, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

secure (Romanian): axe, hatchet; battle axe, halberd

Definitions

  1. axe, hatchet; battle axe, halberd

Ancestry of “secure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsecūrisan axe, hatchet with a broad edge
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “secure”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secūris →