Where does “cerulo” come from?
cerulo (Italian) comes from Latin caeruleus, from Latin caelum, from Proto-Italic kailom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-lom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-.
cerulo (Italian): Alternative form of ceruleo
Definitions
- Alternative form of ceruleo
Ancestry of “cerulo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | caeruleus | Having the color of the sky; blue or... |
| 2 | Latin | caelum | heaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kailom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂i-lom | whole |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂i- | — |