Where does “certes” come from?

certes (Latin) comes from Latin certo, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

certes (Latin): second-person singular present active subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive...

Ancestry of “certes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincertoI fight, wrestle; I contend, compete, race; I...
2Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
3Proto-Italic-ōd—
4Proto-Indo-European-éad—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →Every word from Latin -o →Every word from Latin certo →