Where does “certaine” come from?
certaine (French) comes from French certain, from Old French certain, from Vulgar Latin certanus, from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
certaine (French): feminine singular of certain
Definitions
- feminine singular of certain
Ancestry of “certaine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | certain | certain; certain; certainty; certain: a... |
| 2 | Old French | certain | certain; sure |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | certanus | certain |
| 4 | Latin | certus | certain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
Words derived from “certaine”