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Where does “celeste” come from?

celeste (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-.

celeste (English): Alternative form of celesta, a musical...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of celesta, a musical...

Ancestry of “celeste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcélestecelestial
2Middle Frenchcelestecelestial; heavenly
3Old Frenchcelestecelestial; heavenly
4Latincaelestiscelestial, of or in the heavens, heavenly;...
5Latincaelumheaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather
6Proto-Italickailom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-lomwhole
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-—

Words derived from “celeste”

  • celestist
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