Where does “certa” come from?

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

certa (Ladin): feminine singular of cert

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of cert

Ancestry of “certa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ladincertcertain; some
2Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Latin certus →Every word from Ladin cert →