certo.
to match, vie with, emulate
Meaning & usage
to match, vie with, emulate
to fight, wrestle
to contend, compete, race
to struggle, strive
to fight it out
to dispute
to try hard
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Italic *kritos Latin certus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin certō From certus (“resolved, certain”) + -ō.
certainly, surely
with certainty, without doubt
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Italic *kritos Latin certus Proto-Indo-European *-éad Proto-Italic *-ōd Latin -ō Latin certō From certus + -ō.
dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of certus
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