Surer
/ˈʃʊrər/noun
Comparative of sure; more certain, confident, or secure.
Did you know?Its ancestor ultimately comes from Latin *securus*, literally “free from care,” the same root family behind *secure*, so certainty and safety were once the same idea.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sekw-
“to follow; to accompany”
Latin
Latin
sēcūrus
“free from care; tranquil; safe”
Old French
Old French
seur
“safe; certain”
Middle English
English
sur
“sure; secure”
Modern English
English
sure
“certain, confident, or secure”
Modern English
English
surer
“more sure; more certain”