Where does “certo” come from?

certo (Italian) comes from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

certo (Italian): certain, sure; reliable; real, true

Definitions

  1. certain, sure; reliable; real, true

Ancestry of “certo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “certo”

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