Where does “segurswydd” come from?

segurswydd (Welsh) comes from Welsh segur, from Middle Welsh segur, from Proto-Brythonic segʉr, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

segurswydd (Welsh): sinecure

Definitions

  1. sinecure

Ancestry of “segurswydd”, step by step

segurswydd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh segur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshseguridle
2Middle Welshsegur—
3Proto-Brythonicsegʉr—
4Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
5Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Welsh swydd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshswyddjob; office, post, position, capacity; county
2Middle Welshswyð—
3Proto-Brythonic*suɨð—
4Latinsēdēsseat, chair
5Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
6Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →