English

security

/sɪˈkjʊəɹɪti/
The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.

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    Origin

    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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    • partEnglishsecure “Free from attack or danger; protected.”
      • borrowedLatinsēcūrus “safe, secure”
        • prefixLatinse- “away”
          • derivedProto-Indo-European*swé “self”
        • partLatincūra “care”
          • inheritedProto-Italic*kʷoizā
    • inheritedMiddle Englishsecurite
      • derivedMiddle Frenchsecurité
        • derivedLatinsēcūritās
    • suffixEnglish-ity “Used to form an uncountable noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the s…”
      • inheritedMiddle English-ite
        • borrowedOld French-ite

    Related: English surety (doublet)

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