Etymology of the English word certify
the English word
certifyderived from the Old French word
certifierderived from the Latin word
certificare (certify; register)
derived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-derived from the Latin word
certus (fixed, settled, firm)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
cernere (sift, separate, distinguish)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*krei-Date
The earliest known usage of certify in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
certifiable,
certified,
decertify,
overcertify,
certifyingUsage
Word found in Modern English
