Where does “certener” come from?

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

certener (Old French): make sure of

Definitions

  1. make sure of

Ancestry of “certener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincertanuscertain
2Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Latin certus →Every word from Vulgar Latin certanus →