Where does “céu” come from?

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

céu (Portuguese): sky; heaven

Definitions

  1. sky; heaven

Ancestry of “céu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseceosky; heaven
2Latincaelumheaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather
3Proto-Italickailomsky
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-lomwhole
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂i-—

Words derived from “céu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-lom →Every word from Proto-Italic kailom →