Where does “cella” come from?
cella (Catalan) comes from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
cella (Catalan): eyebrow
Ancestry of “cella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cilium | eyelid; eyelash |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *keljom | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel-yo-m | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |