Where does “certitūdō” come from?

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

certitūdō (Latin): certainty, certitude

Definitions

  1. certainty, certitude

Ancestry of “certitūdō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “certitūdō

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