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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

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

Words derived from “caelum”

  • celestial
  • cerulean
  • celeste
  • celestially
  • supercelestial
  • celestite
  • celestine
  • subcelestial
  • celestiality
  • noncelestial
  • celestialize
  • celestist
  • celestify
  • supercelestially
  • celestial teapot
  • celestialness
  • caelans
  • caelaturus
  • caelatus
  • caelandus
  • caerulescens
  • caeruleus
  • caelicus
  • caeligenus
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