Where does “ciertun” come from?

ciertun (Friulian) comes from Friulian un, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ciertun (Friulian): someone

Definitions

  1. someone

Ancestry of “ciertun”, step by step

ciertun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Friulian un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Friulianuna, an; one
2Latinūnusone, single
3Old Latinoinosone
4Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Friulian ciert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Friulianciertcertain, sure
2Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Italic oinos →Every word from Old Latin oinos →