Where does “certan” come from?

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

certan (Old Occitan): sure; certain

Definitions

  1. sure; certain

Ancestry of “certan”, 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 →