Where does “certans” come from?

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

certans (Latin): wrestling

Definitions

  1. wrestling

Ancestry of “certans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincertōto match, vie with, emulate
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 Latin certō →