Where does “ceàrn ceart” come from?

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

ceàrn ceart (Scottish Gaelic): right angle

Definitions

  1. right angle

Ancestry of “ceàrn ceart”, step by step

ceàrn ceart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic ceart

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

via Scottish Gaelic ceàrn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicceàrnangle; corner; area, district, region
2Middle Irishcernangle, corner, recess
3Old Irishcernangle, corner, recess; dish or receptacle;...
4Proto-Celtickernācorner
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Latin certus →Every word from Old Irish cert →