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Where does “certificar” come from?

certificar (Portuguese) comes from Latin certificō, from Latin -ficō, from Latin -ficus, from Proto-Italic -fakos — -making, -producing.

certificar (Portuguese): to certify; to attest; to certify; to make sure

Definitions

  1. to certify; to attest; to certify; to make sure

Ancestry of “certificar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincertificō—
2Latin-ficō—
3Latin-ficusForms adjectives that denote bringing or making
4Proto-Italic-fakos-making, -producing

Words derived from “certificar”

  • certificação
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