Where does “certes” come from?
Certes comes from Middle English certes, from Latin certus meaning "settled" or "determined," derived from Latin cretus, the past participle of Latin cresco meaning "to grow," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European krey-.
certes (English): Certainly, indeed
Ancestry of “certes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | certes | certainly; indeed; of course |
| 2 | Old French | certes | of course; indeed |
| 3 | Latin | certus | certain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |