Where does “Zertifikat” come from?
Zertifikat (German) comes from French certificat, from Medieval Latin certificatum, from Latin facio, from Proto-Italic fakjō, from Proto-Italic *θakjō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁k-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Zertifikat (German): certificate
Definitions
- certificate
Ancestry of “Zertifikat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | certificat | certificate, certification, credentials; diploma |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | certificatum | certificate; certification; diploma |
| 3 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |