Where does “Certo” come from?

Certo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese certo, from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

Certo (Portuguese): right; correct not containing errors

Definitions

  1. right; correct not containing errors

Ancestry of “Certo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Certo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Latin certus →Every word from Old Portuguese certo →