English
celestine
Celestine comes from Italian celestina ‘sky-blue’, from Latin caelestīnus ‘heavenly’, and ultimately from caelum.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaelum‘heaven’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEterrestris‘of or pertaining to the earth or land’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaelestis‘sky’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaelestīnus‘heavenly’
- Italianc. 1300–presentcelestina‘sky-blue’
- Englishtodaycelestine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaelum‘heaven’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEterrestris‘of or pertaining to the earth or land’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaelestis‘sky’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaelestīnus‘heavenly’
- Italianc. 1300–presentcelestina‘sky-blue’
- Englishtodaycelestine
Linked words
through Latin caelum ‘heaven’
through Latin terrestris ‘of or pertaining to the earth or land’
Today it means
noun A mineral with orthorhombic crystals, SrSO₄, colourless or white with blue and sometimes red shades.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin caelum / celestine