Where does “capocielo” come from?

capocielo (Italian) comes from Italian cielo, from Latin caelum, from Proto-Italic kailom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-lom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-.

capocielo (Italian): canopy over a high altar

Definitions

  1. canopy over a high altar

Ancestry of “capocielo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancielosky; heaven
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 →