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caelum.

THE SHORT MEANING

The sky; the heavens.

Light & space

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkae̯.ɫũː]Classical-Latin[ˈt͡ʃɛː.lum]
  1. heaven (where the stars and the Milky Way is)

    declension-2 · masculine · neuter
  2. sky

    declension-2 · masculine · neuter
  3. climate, weather

    declension-2 · masculine · neuter
  4. the summit of prosperity, happiness, honor

    declension-2 · figuratively · masculine · neuter · usually
    in caelo ponere aliquem
Where this word comes from

Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Italic *kailom (with a gender change to masculine), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂i-lom (“whole”), originating in the augural sphere and indicating "the whole" as opposed to templum (“the part”) and cognate with Latin caelebs (and perhaps sincērus and caerimōnia), Russian це́лый (célyj, “whole, intact”), Proto-Germanic *hailaz. May be cognate of Oscan 𐌊𐌀𐌝𐌋𐌀 (kaíla, “perh. a kind of building”). The shift from neuter to masculine is irregular. Kroonen, however, entirely dismisses the proposed connection between this Latin term and the Germanic forms.

noun[ˈkae̯.ɫũː]Classical-Latin[ˈt͡ʃɛː.lum]
  1. chisel

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *kaid(s)lom, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- (“cut, hew”) (whence also caedō (“to cut”)).

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