Where does “céo” come from?

céo (Portuguese) comes from Proto-Celtic *kiwos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱih₃-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

céo (Portuguese): Superseded spelling of céu

Definitions

  1. Superseded spelling of céu

Ancestry of “céo”, step by step

céo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic *kiwos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*kiwos—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱih₃-wó-s—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via English CEO

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCEOInitialism of chief executive officer; Initialism...

Words derived from “céo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱih₃-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Celtic *kiwos →