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
- A contest, race, struggle, strife; A battle,...
Ancestry of “certamen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | certō | — |
| 2 | Latin | certus | certain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
Words derived from “certamen”