myEtymology.com: French etymology of acertener

Etymology of the French word acertener

the Old French word acertener

using the French prefix a-

derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)

derived from the Old French word certain

derived from the Vulgar Latin root *certanus

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-

Word found in Old French