Where does “certi” come from?
certi (Italian) comes from Italian certo, from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
certi (Italian): masculine plural of certo
Definitions
- masculine plural of certo
Ancestry of “certi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | certo | certain, sure; reliable; real, true |
| 2 | Latin | certus | certain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |