Etymology of the English word cerulean
the English word
ceruleanderived from the Latin word
caeruleus (blue, cerulean, dark; epithet for river, sea deities)
derived from the Latin word
caelum (chisel; engraving tool; burin; heaven, sky, heavens)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kaə-id-Date
The earliest known usage of cerulean in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
ceruloplasminUsage
Word found in Modern English
