Where does “céleste” come from?

céleste (French) comes from Middle French celeste, from Old French celeste, from Latin caelestis, from Latin caelum, from Proto-Italic kailom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-lom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-.

céleste (French): celestial

Definitions

  1. celestial

Ancestry of “céleste”, step by step

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

Words derived from “céleste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-lom →Every word from Proto-Italic kailom →