Where does “hypercolumn” come from?

hypercolumn (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.

hypercolumn (English): An array of orientation columns in the visual...

Definitions

  1. An array of orientation columns in the visual...

Ancestry of “hypercolumn”, step by step

hypercolumn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English column

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

via English hyper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhyperhyperactive; energetic; overly diligent;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH-Every word from Proto-Italic kolamenEvery word from Latin columna