English
celeste
Celeste comes from French céleste ‘heavenly’, from Latin terrestris ‘of or pertaining to the earth or land’, and ultimately from caelum ‘heaven, sky’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaelum‘heaven, sky’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEterrestris‘of or pertaining to the earth or land’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaelestis‘celestial, of or in the heavens, heavenly’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400celeste
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcéleste‘heavenly’
- Englishtodayceleste
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaelum‘heaven, sky’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEterrestris‘of or pertaining to the earth or land’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaelestis‘celestial, of or in the heavens, heavenly’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400celeste
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcéleste‘heavenly’
- Englishtodayceleste
Linked words
through Latin caelum ‘heaven, sky’
through Latin terrestris ‘of or pertaining to the earth or land’
Today it means
noun An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin caelum / celeste