Where does “certa” come from?

certa (Ido) comes from Esperanto certa, from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

certa (Ido): certain, sure, guaranteed

Definitions

  1. certain, sure, guaranteed

Ancestry of “certa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantocertacertain, sure; certain, some, determinate
2Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “certa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Latin certus →Every word from Esperanto certa →