Where does “certanus” come from?
certanus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
certanus (Vulgar Latin): certain
Ancestry of “certanus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | certus | certain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
Words derived from “certanus”