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Where does the word "celestial" come from? It comes from Latin caelestis, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
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Where does the word "celestial" come from? It comes from Latin caelestis, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
Celestial’s story begins in Latin: caelestis meant “relating to the sky.” Relating to the sky or heaven, from caelum (sky, heaven). It reached English by 1300s as celestial. Settled as the English word for anything relating to the sky or heaven. Today, celestial means relating to the sky, heavens, or outer space.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient caelestis "relating to the sky", relating to the sky or heaven, from caelum (sky, heaven).
- Stage 2 · English · 1300s celestial "relating to the sky or heavens", settled as the English word for anything relating to the sky or heaven.