Old Galician-Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin certitūdinem, derived from certus (certain).

Noun

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certedũe f

  1. certainty, certitude
  2. certificate; assurance
    • 1315, M. Lucas Alvarez, editor, Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Pergameos da serie Bens do Arquivo Histórico Universitario (Anos 1237-1537), Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 33:
      que enuien ende huna çeertidume per notario et testemoyas
      they shall send then a certificate by notary and witnesses

Descendants

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  • Galician: certidume
  • Portuguese: certidão

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