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