Where does “surety” come from?
Surety comes from Middle English surete, from Anglo-Norman seurté, from Latin securitas meaning freedom from care, derived from securus meaning free from care, ultimately from Latin cura meaning care and suus meaning one's own.
surety (English): Certainty; That which makes sure; that which...
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- Certainty; That which makes sure; that which...
Ancestry of “surety”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | surete | certainty; a feeling of confidence; A specific... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | seurté | sureness; certainty; guaranty; promise; pledge;... |
| 3 | Latin | sēcūritās | security, safety |
| 4 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 5 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 6 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |