Where does “cerulean” come from?
Cerulean comes from Italian ceruleo, from Latin caeruleus, ultimately derived from Latin caelum meaning sky, with the diminutive suffix -ulus and adjectival suffix -anus.
cerulean (English): A greenish-blue color; Any of various lycaenid...
Definitions
- A greenish-blue color; Any of various lycaenid...
Ancestry of “cerulean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | caeruleus | Having the color of the sky; blue or... |
| 2 | Latin | caelum | heaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kailom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂i-lom | whole |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂i- | — |