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Where does “celestist” come from?

celestist (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.

celestist (English): Someone who plays the celeste

Definitions

  1. Someone who plays the celeste

Ancestry of “celestist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcelesteAlternative form of celesta, a musical...
2Frenchcélestecelestial
3Middle Frenchcelestecelestial; heavenly
4Old Frenchcelestecelestial; heavenly
5Latincaelestiscelestial, of or in the heavens, heavenly;...
6Latincaelumheaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather
7Proto-Italickailom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-lomwhole
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i- →