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
Ancestry of “céleste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | celeste | celestial; heavenly |
| 2 | Old French | celeste | celestial; heavenly |
| 3 | Latin | caelestis | celestial, of or in the heavens, heavenly;... |
| 4 | Latin | caelum | heaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kailom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂i-lom | whole |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂i- | — |
Words derived from “céleste”