English
transcelestial
Transcelestial comes from Latin caelestis ‘celestial, of or in the heavens, heavenly’, and goes back to caelum.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaelum‘sky, heaven’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEterrestris
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaelestis‘celestial, of or in the heavens, heavenly’
- Englishtodaytranscelestial
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaelum‘sky, heaven’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEterrestris
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaelestis‘celestial, of or in the heavens, heavenly’
- Englishtodaytranscelestial
Linked words
through Latin caelum ‘sky, heaven’
through Latin terrestris
through Latin caelestis ‘celestial, of or in the heavens, heavenly’
Today it means
adj Relating to travel through or across the sky or cosmos, usually referring to a celestial body (e.g. the sun) or satellite.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin caelum / transcelestial