certificado
/θeɾtifiˈkado/ · B1 · adj
certificate
📜 certificado = certify + -ado (the -ed ending): certified, the paper that certifies
From Latin certificare, from certus (sure) + facere (to make): to make sure. Same root as English certify and certain. Spanish -ado marks a past participle, so it is literally certified, and as a noun it is the certificate itself.