Where does “certa” come from?

certa (Romanian) comes from Latin certō, from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

certa (Romanian): to quarrel, squabble, argue, altercate, row,...

Definitions

  1. to quarrel, squabble, argue, altercate, row,...

Ancestry of “certa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincertōto match, vie with, emulate
2Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “certa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-Every word from Latin certusEvery word from Latin certō