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Where does “caelibare” come from?

caelibare (Latin) comes from Latin caelebs, from Proto-Indo-European kéywelos — alone.

Ancestry of “caelibare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaelebsunmarried, single
2Proto-Indo-Europeankéywelosalone

Words derived from “caelibare”

  • celibacy
  • celibate
  • noncelibate
  • celibately
  • celibatarian
  • incelibacy
  • anticelibacy
  • celibacist
  • incelibate
  • celibatist
  • caelibatus
  • célibat
  • célibataire
  • anticelibato
  • celibato
  • selibik
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kéywelos →