Where does “semicolumn” come from?

semicolumn (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.

semicolumn (English): A half column; a column bisected longitudinally,...

Definitions

  1. A half column; a column bisected longitudinally,...

Ancestry of “semicolumn”, step by step

semicolumn 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 semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Italic kolamen →Every word from Latin columna →
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