siker
Middle English
/ˈsikər/
adj
Definitions
- safe, having safety or security, not harmful or dangerous; the following special senses are especially prevalent:
- firm, tough, unbreakable, sound
- reliable, long-lasting, of good quality
- unerring, continuously and exceptionlessly excellent
- actual, real, true not feigned or ephemeral
- Easily predictable, inevitable, certain
- Full of certainty, sure; having great trust in one's actions
- reliable, dependable, trustworthy, useful
- In good health or condition; healed
Etymology
Inherited from Old English sicor (sure, secure) inherited from *sikur (secure, free, sure) derived from Latin sēcūrus (secure, carefree, careless, without care, safe, unconcerned, unworried, worryless).
Origin
Latin
sēcūrus
Gloss
secure, carefree, careless, without care, safe, unconcerned, unworried, worryless
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cocksure English
- footsure English
- oversure English
- siccar English
- siccer English
- snowsure English
- sure English
- sure-fire English
- sure-handed English
- surefooted English
- surely English
- surement English
- sureness English
- sureseater English
- surety English
- unsure English
- unsured English
- *assecūrāre Latin
- securitas Latin
- sēcūritās Latin
- sēcūrus Latin
- sicuro Italian
- sicer Old English
- sicor Old English
- sicorlice Old English
- sicornes Old English
- sur, sure Middle English
- sure Middle English
- seür Old French
- segur Catalan, Valencian
- sigur Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- syur Cebuano
- segur Welsh
- sicr Welsh
- sicrhau Welsh
- siwr Welsh
- sichur Old High German
- sihhur Old High German
- sihur Old High German
- sur Middle French
- *sikur gmw-pro
- *sikur Old Dutch
- segurar Old Portuguese
- seguro Old Portuguese
- sikur Old Saxon
- segur Occitan
- sigûr Friulian