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
- correct; rectify, amend; chastise, reprove;...
Ancestry of “ceartaigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | ceart | right, correct; just, fair, rightful; true,... |
| 2 | Old Irish | cert | correct, right, proper, fitting; fair, just;... |
| 3 | Latin | certus | certain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
Words derived from “ceartaigh”