Where does “celeste” come from?

celeste (Middle French) comes from Old French celeste, from Latin caelestis, from Latin caelum, from Proto-Italic kailom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-lom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-.

celeste (Middle French): celestial; heavenly

Definitions

  1. celestial; heavenly

Ancestry of “celeste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcelestecelestial; heavenly
2Latincaelestiscelestial, of or in the heavens, heavenly;...
3Latincaelumheaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather
4Proto-Italickailomsky
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-lomwhole
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-—

Words derived from “celeste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-lom →Every word from Proto-Italic kailom →
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