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Where does “insure” come from?

Insure comes from Middle English ensuren, meaning to make safe or secure.

insure (English): To provide for compensation if some specified...

Definitions

  1. To provide for compensation if some specified...

Ancestry of “insure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishensuren—
2Anglo-Normanenseurer—

Words derived from “insure”

  • insurer
  • insurable
  • reinsurer
  • uninsurable
  • insurability
  • reinsure
  • coinsurer
  • overinsure
  • ensurer
  • insuree
  • uninsurability
  • underinsure
  • coinsure
  • interinsurer
  • insureth
  • noninsurer
  • insurest
  • uninsurably
  • disinsure
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