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Where does “nonsurety” come from?

nonsurety (English) comes from English surety, from Middle English surete, from Anglo-Norman seurté, from Latin sēcūritās, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.

nonsurety (English): insecurity

Definitions

  1. insecurity

Ancestry of “nonsurety”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuretyCertainty; That which makes sure; that which...
2Middle Englishsuretecertainty; a feeling of confidence; A specific...
3Anglo-Normanseurtésureness; certainty; guaranty; promise; pledge;...
4Latinsēcūritās—
5Latinsēcūrus—
6Latinsē-—
7Latinsexsix; 6
8Proto-Italicsekssix
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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