Where does “surete” come from?
surete (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman seurté, from Latin sēcūritās, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
surete (Middle English): certainty; a feeling of confidence; A specific...
Definitions
- certainty; a feeling of confidence; A specific...
Ancestry of “surete”, step by step
surete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Anglo-Norman seurté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | seurté | sureness; certainty; guaranty; promise; pledge;... |
| 2 | Latin | sēcūritās | security, safety |
| 3 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 4 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 5 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Old French seurté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | seurté | sureness; certainty; guaranty; promise; pledge;... |