Where does “columned” come from?

Columned comes from English column plus the Old English past participle suffix -od, from Latin columna meaning "pillar," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kelH- meaning "to rise" or "be prominent."

columned (English): Having columns

Definitions

  1. Having columns

Ancestry of “columned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcolumnA solid upright structure designed usually to...
2Middle EnglishcolumneAlternative form of columpne
3Old Frenchcolumnecolumn
4Latincolumnacolumn, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book
5Proto-Italickolamen—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Italic kolamen →Every word from Latin columna →