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
- true; a certain, a specific
Ancestry of “cierto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | cierto | — |
| 2 | Latin | certus | certain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
Words derived from “cierto”