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Where does “ceo” come from?

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

ceo (Old Portuguese): sky; heaven

Definitions

  1. sky; heaven

Ancestry of “ceo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ceo”

  • cio
  • céu
  • ceo
  • seu
  • seu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i- →