Where does “sertu” come from?

sertu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese Certo, from Old Portuguese certo, from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

sertu (Kabuverdianu): correct

Definitions

  1. correct

Ancestry of “sertu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseCertoright; correct not containing errors
2Old Portuguesecerto—
3Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Latin certus →Every word from Old Portuguese certo →