Secure means safe and protected from danger or loss; as a verb, it means to make something safe or to get something firmly.
From Latin “securus” meaning “free from care,” from “se-” meaning “without” and “cura” meaning “care” or “worry.” It first meant emotional safety before it meant physical protection.
Originally, to be secure was to be without worry, not just without burglars. It shows how physical safety and mental peace are deeply linked in our language and our lives.
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