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Where does “ceartaigh” come from?

ceartaigh (Irish) comes from Irish ceart, from Old Irish cert, from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

ceartaigh (Irish): correct; rectify, amend; chastise, reprove;...

Definitions

  1. correct; rectify, amend; chastise, reprove;...

Ancestry of “ceartaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishceartright, correct; just, fair, rightful; true,...
2Old Irishcertcorrect, right, proper, fitting; fair, just;...
3Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “ceartaigh”

  • fabhtcheartaigh
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