Where does “celestial teapot” come from?
celestial teapot (English) comes from 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 teapot (English): Russell's teapot
Definitions
- Russell's teapot
Ancestry of “celestial teapot”, step by step
celestial teapot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English celestial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | celestial | Synonym of heavenly: of or related to Heaven and... |
| 2 | Old French | celestial | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | caelestialis | celestial |
| 4 | Latin | caelestis | celestial, of or in the heavens, heavenly;... |
| 5 | Latin | caelum | heaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kailom | sky |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂i-lom | whole |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂i- | — |
via English teapot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | teapot | A vessel for brewing and serving tea |
| 2 | English | pot | A flat-bottomed vessel used for cooking food;... |
| 3 | Middle English | pot | A pot; a circular receptacle or vessel; The top... |
| 4 | Old French | pot | pot; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pottum | — |
| 6 | Frankish | *pott | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | puttaz | pot, jar, tub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | budn- | a kind of vessel; type of vessel; a type of... |