Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “cert” come from?

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

cert (Old Irish): correct, right, proper, fitting; fair, just;...

Definitions

  1. correct, right, proper, fitting; fair, just;...

Ancestry of “cert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “cert”

  • mícheart
  • aincheart
  • fabhtcheartaigh
  • ceartaigh
  • ceartchreidmheacht
  • ceartchreidmheach
  • ceart
  • ceartchreideamh
  • mì-cheart
  • os-cheart
  • ceart
  • aincheart
  • ceart-cheàrnach
  • ceàrn ceart
  • kiartee
  • aachiartee
  • kiart
  • cochiartagh
  • cochiart
  • neuchiart
  • neuchiartys
  • cochiartee
  • mee-chiart
  • meechiartys
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