Where does “de seguro” come from?

de seguro (Spanish) comes from Spanish dé, from Old Spanish de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

de seguro (Spanish): certainly; of course

Definitions

  1. certainly; of course

Ancestry of “de seguro”, step by step

de seguro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishof; 's; used after the thing owned and before the owner
2Old Spanishdeof; -'s
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Spanish seguro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsegurosecure, safe; certain, sure, positive, definite;...
2Old Spanishsegurosecure; safe
3Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
4Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
5Latinsexsix; 6
6Proto-Italicsekssix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti