Securus
/sɪˈkjʊər.əs/noun
Latin for “free from care, safe, secure,” and the source of the English word secure.
Did you know?In Latin, securus comes from se- (“without”) + cura (“care”), so its original power was not about locks and walls, but about a mind untouched by worry.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ḱer-
“to care for, watch over”
Latin
Latin
cura
“care, concern, attention”
Latin
Latin
securus
“free from care, unconcerned, safe”
Old French
Old French
seur
“safe, sure, certain”
Middle English
English
seure / secure
“safe, free from danger; later, fixed or fastened”
Modern English
English
secure
“protected from danger; firmly fixed; confident or free from worry”