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Where does “sigorta” come from?

sigorta (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish سیغورطه, from Italian sicurtà, from Latin sēcūritās, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sigorta (Turkish): insurance

Definitions

  1. insurance

Ancestry of “sigorta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسیغورطه—
2Italiansicurtàsecurity, safety; insurance
3Latinsēcūritās—
4Latinsēcūrus—
5Latinsē-—
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “sigorta”

  • sigortacı
  • sigortacılık
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