Where does “certes” come from?

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

certes (Old French): of course; indeed

Definitions

  1. of course; indeed

Ancestry of “certes”, step by step

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

Words derived from “certes”

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