Proto-Indo-European

*kʷeys-

‘to see’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys-.

21 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys-, most familiar first.

• sure ← sur ← sēcūrus ← cūra ← *kʷoizā
• security ← securite ← securité ← sēcūritās ← sēcūrus
• ensure ← ensuren ← enseurer ← seur ← sēcūrus
• secure ← sēcūrus ← cūra ← *kʷoizā
• cure ← cura ← *kʷoizā
• assure ← asseurer ← securus ← cūra ← *kʷoizā
• proxy ← procucie ← procuracie ← procuratia ← prōcūrātiō
• procurement ← procurer ← prōcūrō ← cūrō ← cūra
• curator ← cūrāre ← cūra ← *kʷoizā
• shire ← schire ← sċīr ← *skīru
• insure ← ensuren ← enseurer ← seür ← sēcūrus
• curate ← cūrātus

More words from *kʷeys-

• incurable
• manicure
• sicker
• procurator
• curation
• procurer
• procuration
• assecure
• assecuration

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys-