Where does “certitude” come from?

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

certitude (Middle French): certainty

Definitions

  1. certainty

Ancestry of “certitude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincertitūdōcertainty, certitude
2Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “certitude”

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