Where does “certeinete” come from?

certeinete (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin certanitas, from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

Ancestry of “certeinete”, step by step

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

Words derived from “certeinete”

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