Where does “certifikát” come from?
certifikát (Czech) comes from Latin certificatum, from Latin -ficō, from Latin -ficus, from Proto-Italic -fakos — -making, -producing.
certifikát (Czech): certificate a document containing a certified statement
Definitions
- certificate a document containing a certified statement
Ancestry of “certifikát”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | certificatum | certificate; certification; diploma |
| 2 | Latin | -ficō | forms factitive, causative, or other verbs from the roots of nouns and adjectives; -ify |
| 3 | Latin | -ficus | Forms adjectives that denote bringing or making |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -fakos | -making, -producing |