Where does “column” come from?

Column comes from Middle English columne, from Old French columne, from Latin columna, from Latin columen meaning "summit or top," from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European kelH-.

column (English): A solid upright structure designed usually to...

Definitions

  1. A solid upright structure designed usually to...

Ancestry of “column”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcolumneAlternative form of columpne
2Old Frenchcolumnecolumn
3Latincolumnacolumn, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book
4Proto-Italickolamen—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

Words derived from “column”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Italic kolamen →Every word from Latin columna →