Where does “cielito” come from?
cielito (Spanish) comes from Spanish cielo, from Old Spanish çielo, from Latin caelum, from Proto-Italic kailom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-lom, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂i-.
cielito (Spanish): sweetheart, my love; a type of a Uruguayan dance
Definitions
- sweetheart, my love; a type of a Uruguayan dance
Ancestry of “cielito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | cielo | sky; heaven |
| 2 | Old Spanish | çielo | Alternative spelling of cielo |
| 3 | Latin | caelum | heaven; sky; atmosphere, climate, weather |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kailom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂i-lom | whole |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂i- | — |