Where does “ciertu” come from?

ciertu (Asturian) comes from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

ciertu (Asturian): sure, certain; true

Definitions

  1. sure, certain; true

Ancestry of “ciertu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Latin certus →