Where does “cierto” come from?

cierto (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish cierto, from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

cierto (Spanish): true; a certain, a specific

Definitions

  1. true; a certain, a specific

Ancestry of “cierto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cierto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Latin certus →Every word from Old Spanish cierto →