Where does “celestial” come from?
celestial (Old Occitan) 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-.
celestial (Old Occitan): celestial
Ancestry of “celestial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | caelestialis | celestial |
| 2 | Latin | caelestis | celestial, of or in the heavens, heavenly;... |
| 3 | Latin | caelum | heaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kailom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂i-lom | whole |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂i- | — |