Etymology

certamen

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Today it means: A team competition in which contestants answer questions about classical history, culture, and mythology, and the Latin language. Full definition →

Latin certāmen
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  1. Latincertō
  2. Latincertāmen
  3. English todaycertamen

Borrowed from Latin certāmen (“contest”). Ultimately from Latin certus (“certain, fixed, settled, firm”).

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.