Where does “Certo” come from?
Certo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese certo, from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
Ancestry of “Certo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | certo | — |
| 2 | Latin | certus | certain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |