Where does “cielo” come from?
cielo (Mirandese) comes from Old Leonese cielo, from Latin caelum, from Proto-Italic kailom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-lom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-.
cielo (Mirandese): sky; heaven
Ancestry of “cielo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Leonese | cielo | — |
| 2 | Latin | caelum | heaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kailom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂i-lom | whole |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂i- | — |