Where does “certe” come from?

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

certe (Ido): certainly

Definitions

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Ancestry of “certe”, step by step

certe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ido certa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idocertacertain, sure, guaranteed
2Esperantocertacertain, sure; certain, some, determinate
3Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

via Ido e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IdoeApocopic form of ed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Latin certus →Every word from Esperanto certa →