Where does “idiotsäker” come from?

idiotsäker (Swedish) comes from Swedish säker, from Middle Low German seker, from Old Saxon sikur, from Proto-West Germanic sikur, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.

idiotsäker (Swedish): foolproof

Definitions

  1. foolproof

Ancestry of “idiotsäker”, step by step

idiotsäker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish säker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsäkersafe, secure; sure, certain
2Middle Low Germanseker
3Old Saxonsikur
4Proto-West Germanicsikursecure, safe; sure, certain
5Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
6Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
7Latinsexsix; 6
8Proto-Italicsekssix
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Swedish idiot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishidiotan idiot
2Ancient Greekἰδιώτηςa private person, one not engaged in public...
3Ancient Greekἴδιοςpertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;...
4Proto-Hellenic*hwédios
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs
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