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Where does “Celestial” come from?

Celestial (English) comes from Middle English celestial, from Old French celestial, from Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis, from Latin caelum, from Proto-Italic kailom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-lom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-.

Celestial (English): a person from the Celestial Empire

Definitions

  1. a person from the Celestial Empire

Ancestry of “Celestial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcelestial—
2Old Frenchcelestial—
3Medieval Latincaelestialiscelestial
4Latincaelestiscelestial, of or in the heavens, heavenly;...
5Latincaelumheaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather
6Proto-Italickailom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-lomwhole
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i- →