Where does “certamen” come from?

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

certamen (Latin): A contest, race, struggle, strife; A battle,...

Definitions

  1. A contest, race, struggle, strife; A battle,...

Ancestry of “certamen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincertōto match, vie with, emulate
2Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “certamen”

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