Where does “ciel” come from?

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

ciel (French): sky; heaven; canopy

Definitions

  1. sky; heaven; canopy

Ancestry of “ciel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcielsky
2Old Frenchcielheaven
3Latincaelumheaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather
4Proto-Italickailomsky
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-lomwhole
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-—

Words derived from “ciel”

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