LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

certānus

*certānus (feminine *certāna, neuter *certānum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romanceadjectivereconstructioncertain

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*krey-
  2. Proto-Italic*kritos
  3. Latincertānus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin *certānus From certus + -ānus.

Italo-Romance
  • Italiancertano
Gallo-Romance
  • Occitancertan
  • Old Catalancertà
  • Old Frenchcertain, chertain
Dalmatian
  • unknowncertain
Ibero-Romance
  • Asturiancertanu
  • Old Galician-Portuguesecertão
  • Old Spanishcertano

Quick answers

What does certānus mean in Latin?
certānus, a adjective, means “certain”.
Where does certānus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *krey- → Proto-Italic *kritos → Latin certānus.