LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

certē

certē (comparative certius, superlative certissimē)
Classical[ˈkɛr.teː]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛr.te]
№ 601 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. certainly, surely
  2. at any rate, at least

certē, adv., v. certus, adv. B.

Origins

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

Latin -ē Latin certē From certus (“certain”) + -ē (“-ly”).

Quick answers

What does certē mean in Latin?
certē, a adverb, means “certainly, surely; at any rate, at least”.
How do you pronounce certē?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɛr.teː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛr.te].
Where does certē come from?
Proto-Indo-European *krey- → Proto-Italic *kritos → Latin certē.