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Where does “cel” come from?

cel (Old Occitan) comes from Latin caelum, from Proto-Italic kailom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-lom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-.

cel (Old Occitan): Heaven

Definitions

  1. Heaven

Ancestry of “cel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaelumheaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather
2Proto-Italickailom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-lomwhole
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-—

Words derived from “cel”

  • cel
  • cèl
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