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Where does “caelans” come from?

caelans (Latin) comes from Latin caelo, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

caelans (Latin): carving

Definitions

  1. carving

Ancestry of “caelans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincaeloI carve; I engrave, emboss or chase; I embroider
2Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂id-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →