Where does “syèl” come from?
syèl (Haitian Creole) comes from French ciel, 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-.
syèl (Haitian Creole): sky; heaven
Ancestry of “syèl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | ciel | sky; heaven; canopy |
| 2 | Middle French | ciel | — |
| 3 | Old French | ciel | heaven |
| 4 | Latin | caelum | heaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kailom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂i-lom | whole |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂i- | — |