Caelia

== Latin == === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *kailia, which probably also gave the name Celia in Peuceti, of Proto-Indo-European origin but the exact root is unclear; compare caelum (“heaven”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkae̯.li.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛː.li.a] === Proper noun === Caelia f sg (genitive Caeliae); first declension a town in Apulia, situated between Gnatia and Canusium, now Ceglie del Campo a town in interior Calabria, now Ceglie Messapica ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, with locative, singular only. === References === “Caelia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly Giuliano Gasca Queirazza, Carla Marcato, Giulia Petracco Sicardi, Alda Rossebastiano (1990): Dizionario di toponomastica. I nomi geografici italiani, Torino, UTET.