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Where does “mee-chiart” come from?

mee-chiart (Manx) comes from Manx kiart, from Old Irish cert, from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

mee-chiart (Manx): improper, wrong; erroneous, erring; inequitable,...

Definitions

  1. improper, wrong; erroneous, erring; inequitable,...

Ancestry of “mee-chiart”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mee-chiart”

  • meechiartys
  • meechiartaghey
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