caelum

Meaning

(declension-2, masculine, neuter) heaven
(declension-2, masculine, neuter) sky
(declension-2, masculine, neuter) atmosphere, climate, weather
(declension-2, figuratively, masculine, neuter, usually) the summit of prosperity, happiness, honor

sky

tempestās

natura caeli

status caeli

ουρανός

cèl

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkae̯.ɫũː]

Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Italic *kailom (with a gender change to masculine), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂i-lom (“whole”), from *keh₂i- or *kh₂éy-, 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”), English whole, holy. May be cognate of Oscan 𐌊𐌀𐌝𐌋𐌀 (kaíla, “perh. a kind of building”). The shift from neuter to masculine is irregular.

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caelum

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