Where does “semicolumnar” come from?
semicolumnar (English) comes from English columnar, from Latin columnaris, from Latin columna, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.
semicolumnar (English): Like a semicolumn; flat on one side and round on...
Definitions
- Like a semicolumn; flat on one side and round on...
Ancestry of “semicolumnar”, step by step
semicolumnar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English columnar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | columnar | Having the shape of a column; Constructed with... |
| 2 | Latin | columnaris | columnar |
| 3 | Latin | columna | column, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kolamen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelH- | to freeze |