Where does “çerto” come from?

çerto (Venetian) comes from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

çerto (Venetian): some, certain; certain, sure

Definitions

  1. some, certain; certain, sure

Ancestry of “çerto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Latin certus →
çerto — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer