Where does “unsureness” come from?
unsureness (English) comes from English unsure, 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.
unsureness (English): uncertainty
Ancestry of “unsureness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unsure | uncertain; unstable or precarious |
| 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- | — |