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Where does the word "cerulean" come from? It comes from Latin caeruleus, and was adopted directly into English (1660s).
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Where does the word "cerulean" come from? It comes from Latin caeruleus, and was adopted directly into English (1660s).
Cerulean’s story begins in Latin: caeruleus meant “sky blue.” Sky-blue, dark blue, possibly related to caelum (sky). It reached English by 1660s as cerulean. Settled as the English word for a deep sky-blue color. Today, cerulean means a deep sky-blue color.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient caeruleus "sky blue", sky-blue, dark blue, possibly related to caelum (sky).
- Stage 2 · English · 1660s cerulean "a deep sky-blue color", settled as the English word for a deep sky-blue color.