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Where does “celestial” come from?

Celestial comes from Old French celestial, derived from Medieval Latin caelestialis, formed from Latin caelestis with the suffix -alis.

celestial (English): Synonym of heavenly: of or related to Heaven and...

Definitions

  1. Synonym of heavenly: of or related to Heaven and...

Ancestry of “celestial”, step by step

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

Words derived from “celestial”

  • celestially
  • supercelestial
  • subcelestial
  • celestiality
  • noncelestial
  • celestialize
  • celestial teapot
  • supercelestially
  • celestialness
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