Where does “ciliate” come from?

ciliate (English) comes from Latin ciliatus, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ciliate (English): Ciliated; Of or pertaining to the eyelash; Any of...

Definitions

  1. Ciliated; Of or pertaining to the eyelash; Any of...

Ancestry of “ciliate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinciliatusHaving cilia
2Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
3Proto-Italic*keljom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “ciliate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m →Every word from Proto-Italic *keljom →
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