Where does “Mary Celeste” come from?
Mary Celeste (English) comes from English celeste, from French céleste, from Middle French celeste, from Old French celeste, from Latin caelestis, from Latin caelum, from Proto-Italic kailom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-lom.
Mary Celeste (English): A ship found empty of all people, in good...
Definitions
- A ship found empty of all people, in good...
Ancestry of “Mary Celeste”, step by step
Mary Celeste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English celeste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | celeste | Alternative form of celesta, a musical... |
| 2 | French | céleste | celestial |
| 3 | Middle French | celeste | celestial; heavenly |
| 4 | Old French | celeste | celestial; heavenly |
| 5 | Latin | caelestis | celestial, of or in the heavens, heavenly;... |
| 6 | Latin | caelum | heaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kailom | sky |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂i-lom | whole |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂i- | — |