Etymology of the English word sure
the English word
surederived from the Old French word
seurderived from the Latin word
securus (secure, safe, untroubled)
Date
The earliest known usage of sure in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
cocksure,
surefire,
surefootedCognates
Dutch
zeker, French
sűr, French
sûr, German
sicher, Italian
sicuro, Norwegian
sikker, Provençal
segur, Spanish
seguro, Swedish
säcker, Yiddish
zicher
