Where does “sure-handedly” come from?
sure-handedly (English) comes from English sure-handed, from English sure, from Middle English sure, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.
sure-handedly (English): In a sure-handed manner
Definitions
- In a sure-handed manner
Ancestry of “sure-handedly”, step by step
sure-handedly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sure-handed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sure-handed | Dexterous; skilled and smooth at a manual task;... |
| 2 | English | sure | Physically secure and certain, non-failing,... |
| 3 | Middle English | sure | safe, protected; fortified, well-defended,... |
| 4 | Middle French | sur | — |
| 5 | Old French | seür | Alternative form of seur; sure |
| 6 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 7 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |