Where does “certesa” come from?

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

certesa (Catalan): certainty

Definitions

  1. certainty

Ancestry of “certesa”, step by step

certesa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan cert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancerttrue; certain
2Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

via Occitan cèrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitancèrt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Latin certus →Every word from Catalan cert →