Reconstruction:Latin/certanus

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From certus +‎ -ānus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /cerˈtanos/

Adjective

*certānus (feminine *certāna, neuter *certānum); first/second-declension adjective (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

certain

Descendants

Dalmatian:
- >? certain
Italo-Romance:
- Italian: certano (archaic)
Gallo-Romance:
- Old Catalan: certà
- Old French: certain, chertain (see there for further descendants)
- Occitan: certan
Ibero-Romance:
- Old Galician-Portuguese: certão
- Old Spanish: certano

References

“certain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “certus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 612

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