Inside the Universes

'surely'

[surely.r.01] as in: definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')

Examples:
the results are surely encouraging
she certainly is a hard worker
it's going to be a good day for sure
they are coming, for certain
they thought he had been killed sure enough
he'll win sure as shooting
they sure smell good
sure he'll come

Origins

					surely (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── sure (English)
    └── sure (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── sur (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
            ├── seür (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
            │   └── securus (Latin)
            └── sur (Old French (842-ca. 1400))