Where does “certes” come from?
certes (Ladin) comes from Ladin cert, from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
certes (Ladin): feminine plural of cert
Ancestry of “certes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ladin | cert | certain; some |
| 2 | Latin | certus | certain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |