Where does “zertifizieren” come from?

zertifizieren (German) comes from Latin certificare, from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

zertifizieren (German): to certify

Definitions

  1. to certify

Ancestry of “zertifizieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincertificare—
2Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “zertifizieren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Latin certus →Every word from Latin certificare →