Where does “siguranță” come from?
siguranță (Romanian) comes from Romanian sigur, from Greek σίγουρος, from Venetian seguro, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
siguranță (Romanian): certainty, sureness, surety
Definitions
- certainty, sureness, surety
Ancestry of “siguranță”, step by step
siguranță traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian sigur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sigur | sure, confident, certain; safe, secure |
| 2 | Greek | σίγουρος | secure, certain |
| 3 | Venetian | seguro | safe, secure; certain |
| 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 Romanian anță
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | anță | anta |