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
Ancestry of “columned”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | column | A solid upright structure designed usually to... |
| 2 | Middle English | columne | Alternative form of columpne |
| 3 | Old French | columne | column |
| 4 | Latin | columna | column, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kolamen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelH- | to freeze |