Where does “certificar” come from?

certificar (Interlingua) comes from English certificate, 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.

certificar (Interlingua): to certify

Definitions

  1. to certify

Ancestry of “certificar”, step by step

certificar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English certificate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcertificateA document containing a certified statement; A...
2Frenchcertificatcertificate, certification, credentials; diploma
3Medieval Latincertificatumcertificate; certification; diploma
4LatinfacioI do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,...
5Proto-Italicfakjōto make
6Proto-Italic*θakjō
7Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁k-yé-ti
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via French certifier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcertifierto certify
2Old Frenchcertifierto certify
3Latincertificōto certify

via Italian certificare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancertificareto certify, attest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁k-yé-tiEvery word from Proto-Italic *θakjō
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