Where does “caelum” come from?

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

caelum (Latin): heaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather

Definitions

  1. heaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather

Ancestry of “caelum”, step by step

caelum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic kailom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickailomsky
2Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-lomwhole
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-—

via Proto-Italic kaid(s)lom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickaid(s)lom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-to cut, hew

Words derived from “caelum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i- →