"certe" meaning in Latin

See certe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [ˈkɛr.teː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈt͡ʃɛr.te] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: certē [canonical], certius [comparative], certissimē [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Italic *kritos Latin certus Latin -ē Latin certē From certus (“certain”) + -ē (“-ly”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|certus<t:certain>|-ē<t:-ly>|text=+|title=certē|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Italic *kritos Latin certus Latin -ē Latin certē [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kritos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "certus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "-ly", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ē", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "certē", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="certē"> From certus (“certain”) + -ē (“-ly”). Head templates: {{la-adv|certē}} certē (comparative certius, superlative certissimē)
  1. certainly, surely
    Sense id: en-certe-la-adv-1LroUsi5
  2. at any rate, at least
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: certō, profectō
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