"secure, safe (protected)" in seven languages
Meaningsecure, safe (protected)
Spanish
seguro
/seˈguɾo/
inherited
Also 'sure' and, as a noun, 'insurance'.
French
sûr
/syʁ/
inherited
fem.: sûre
Italian
sicuro
/siˈkuro/
inherited
Portuguese
seguro
/seˈguɾu/
inherited
Romanian
sigur
/ˈsigur/
borrowed · Modern Greek sígouros or Italian sicuro (the lender is debated; the g rules out inheritance)
Catalan
segur
/səˈgu/
inherited
English
secure
/sɪˈkjʊɹ/
from Latin/French · Latin sēcūrus
Its twin sure came through Old French.
English → Italiansecure, safe (protected)sicuroCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
SĒCŪRUM‘free from care’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
SĒCŪRUS is 'without care' (SĒ- + CŪRA). Spanish voiced the c to g, French lost it altogether (sûr); English took the word twice, sure from French and secure straight from Latin.
English relatives: sure, security, insurance
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In a sentence
- esGuarda tus contraseñas en un lugar seguro.
- frGardez vos mots de passe en lieu sûr.
- itTieni le password in un posto sicuro.
- ptGuarde suas senhas em um lugar seguro.
- roPăstrează-ți parolele într-un loc sigur.
- caGuarda les contrasenyes en un lloc segur.
- enKeep your passwords in a secure place.