Sure

Morpheme

Sure

Type

free base

Denotation

safe, secure, reliable, confident

Etymology

Middle English sure, seur, sur; Middle French sur and/or Old French seur; Latin sēcūrus, from sē- + cūra

Evidence

sure, surely, sureness, unsure, ensure, surer, surest, ensurer, insure, insurance, assure, assurances, cocksure, surefire, insures, insured, insuring, ensured, ensures, ensuring, suresby, assuredly

Notes

sure and secure are doublets

See Also

se-, Cure