Where does “certeinte” come from?
certeinte (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French certeinete, from Vulgar Latin certanitas, from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
Ancestry of “certeinte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | certeinete | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | certanitas | — |
| 3 | Latin | certus | certain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |