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