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

Definitions

  1. certain

Ancestry of “certanus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “certanus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Latin certus →
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