Where does “sureness” come from?
Sureness comes from Middle English surenes, derived from Middle English sure, which comes from Middle French sur, ultimately from Latin securus meaning free from care or anxiety.
sureness (English): The property of being sure, certainty; The...
Definitions
- The property of being sure, certainty; The...
Ancestry of “sureness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | surenes | certainty, assuredness; protection, safety,... |
| 2 | Middle English | sure | safe, protected; fortified, well-defended,... |
| 3 | Middle French | sur | — |
| 4 | Old French | seür | Alternative form of seur; sure |
| 5 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 6 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |