Where does “celestial” come from?

celestial (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis, from Latin caelum, from Proto-Italic kailom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-lom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-.

Ancestry of “celestial”, step by step

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

Words derived from “celestial”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i- →