Where does “cert” come from?

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

cert (Old Irish): correct, right, proper, fitting; fair, just;...

Definitions

  1. correct, right, proper, fitting; fair, just;...

Ancestry of “cert”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cert

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