Where does “mì-cheart” come from?
mì-cheart (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ceart, from Old Irish cert, from Latin certus, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
mì-cheart (Scottish Gaelic): improper, unjust, wrong
Ancestry of “mì-cheart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | ceart | right; accurate, correct, right , 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 |