Where does “coelostat” come from?

coelostat (English) comes from Latin caelestis, from Latin caelum, from Proto-Italic kailom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-lom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-.

coelostat (English): A device that rotates a telescope so as to keep...

Definitions

  1. A device that rotates a telescope so as to keep...

Ancestry of “coelostat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaelestiscelestial, of or in the heavens, heavenly;...
2Latincaelumheaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather
3Proto-Italickailomsky
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-lomwhole
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-lom →Every word from Proto-Italic kailom →
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