Secure
/sɪˈkjʊər/noun
Free from danger or doubt; fixed or fastened firmly.
Did you know?English secure comes from Latin *securus*, literally “without care,” built from *se-* (“without”) + *cura* (“care, anxiety”); the same *cura* root gave English *cure* and *curious* through a very different path.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʷei-
“to care for, be concerned with”
Latin
Latin
sēcūrus
“free from care, unconcerned, calm”
Old French
Old French
seur
“safe, sure, secure”
Middle English
English
seure, secure
“safe, fixed, free from danger or doubt”
Modern English
English
secure
“protected from danger; firmly fixed; assured”