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Meaning & History
Meaning "halo" or "dark cloud." First seen as a label for the halos depicted around the heads of significant figures in religious artwork. Used as an etymological root for the names of clouds, especially storm clouds. Word itself is derived from nebh-, the Proto-Indo-European root meaning "cloud," and by extension the Greek words nephele and #nephos. Likely related to the name Nebula, another word derived from the same root.