inseguro

/inseˈɡuɾo/ · B2 · adj

unsure, uncertain

🔓 inseguro = in- (not) + seguro (safe, sure) → not safe, not sure

The prefix in- means not, and seguro means safe or sure (from Latin securus, free from worry). So inseguro covers both senses: an unsafe place and an unsure, insecure person. Compare English insecure, which comes from the same Latin root.

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