English

Mary Celeste

Mary + Celeste.

A compound of Mary + Celeste

Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם

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Koine Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ

Latin Marīa

Old French Marie

Middle English Marie

English Mary

Latin caelum ‘heaven, sky’

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Latin caelestis ‘celestial, of or in the heavens, heavenly’

Old French celeste

Middle French celeste

French céleste ‘heavenly’

The story

The disappearance of the crew and passengers has never been satisfactorily explained.

name An American sailing ship found deserted and adrift while under sail in the Atlantic in 1872.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mary Celeste