Where does “kiartee” come from?
kiartee (Manx) comes from Manx kiart, from Old Irish cert, from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
kiartee (Manx): to fix, modify, amend, correct; to adjust
Definitions
- to fix, modify, amend, correct; to adjust
Ancestry of “kiartee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Manx | kiart | right, correct; true; exact, accurate, precise,... |
| 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 “kiartee”