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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; certain; :sure; precise; accurate

Definitions

  1. right; correct; certain; :sure; precise; accurate

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”

  • acertar
  • certeiro
  • decerto
  • incerteza
  • certeza
  • certa
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