Where does “certa” come from?

certa (Catalan) comes from Catalan cert, from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

certa (Catalan): feminine singular of cert

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of cert

Ancestry of “certa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancerttrue; certain
2Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Latin certus →Every word from Catalan cert →