Where does “certō” come from?

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

certō (Latin): to match, vie with, emulate

Definitions

  1. to match, vie with, emulate

Ancestry of “certō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “certō”

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