cur/cura (care)

care; attention

Spelled cur, cura · cura 'care, concern'; curare 'care for, attend to, treat'

Latin cura meant care: a curator looks after things, accurate work receives care, and secure originally meant free from care.

Words built from it

curator — someone who manages a museum or collection
cur (care for) + -ator (person who)
curious — eager to know or learn
cur (care) + -ious (full of)
cure — a treatment that ends an illness or problem
cur (care)
procure — obtain something, often through effort
pro- (on behalf of) + cur (care for)
secure — safe, protected, or firmly established
se- (without) + cur (care)
sinecure — a paid position requiring little or no work
sine (without) + cur (care)
accurate — correct and precise
ac- (toward; form of ad-) + cur (care for) + -ate (having been)

cursory — Comes from Latin currere 'run,' through cursorius 'running'; it describes running quickly over something, not taking care.

-ous — turns a noun or root into an adjective meaning full of, having, or characterized by it