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

  1. feminine singular of certain

Ancestry of “certaine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcertaincertain; certain; certainty; certain: a...
2Old Frenchcertaincertain; sure
3Vulgar Latincertanuscertain
4Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Latin certus →Every word from Vulgar Latin certanus →