security

The story

1. Latin · derived fromsēcūrus“safe, secure”
2. Latin · derived fromsēcūritās
3. Middle French · derived fromsecurité
4. Middle English · inherited fromsecurite
5. English todaysecurity

From secure + -ity, from Middle English securite, from Middle French securité (modern sécurité), from Latin sēcūritās, from Latin sēcūrus (“safe, secure”), from sē- (“without”) + cūra (“care”); see cure. Similar to Latin sine cūrā (“without care, carefree”), which led to English sinecure. Doublet of surety.

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