Where does “columnwise” come from?
columnwise (English) comes from English column, from Middle English columne, from Old French columne, from Latin columna, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.
columnwise (English): By columns; one column at a time
Definitions
- By columns; one column at a time
Ancestry of “columnwise”, 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 |