Latin

securus

‘secure’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin securus.

9 English words in this record descend from Latin securus, most familiar first.

• sure ← sur
• security ← securite ← securité ← sēcūritās
• ensure ← ensuren ← enseurer ← seur
• secure
• assure ← asseurer
• insure ← ensuren ← enseurer ← seür
• sicker ← siker ← sicer ← *sikur
• assecure ← assecurare
• assecuration ← assecuratio ← assecurare

Etymograph / Latin securus