Etymology

celeste

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Today it means: An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound. Full definition →

French céleste ← Latin caelestis
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celeste · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromcaelestis
  2. French · borrowed fromcéleste“heavenly”
  3. English todayceleste

Borrowed from French céleste (“heavenly”), from Latin caelestis.

Celeste · proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromcaelestis“heavenly”
  2. French · borrowed fromCéleste
  3. English todayCeleste

Borrowed from French Céleste, ultimately from Latin caelestis (“heavenly”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchcéleste all →

celest

Latincaelestis all →

celestialCelestiacelestcelestify

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