Where does “airt” come from?

airt (Irish) comes from Irish art, from Old Irish art, from Proto-Celtic artos, from Ancient Greek ἄρτος — a cake or loaf of wheat bread; bread.

airt (Irish): inflection of art: ## vocative/genitive...

Definitions

  1. inflection of art: ## vocative/genitive...

Ancestry of “airt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishartstone
2Old Irishartbear
3Proto-Celticartosbear
4Ancient Greekἄρτοςa cake or loaf of wheat bread; bread
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄρτοςEvery word from Proto-Celtic artosEvery word from Old Irish art