Where does “cert” come from?

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

cert (Ladin): certain; some

Definitions

  1. certain; some

Ancestry of “cert”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cert”

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