Where does “cil” come from?

cil (French) comes from Old French cil, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

cil (French): eyelash

Definitions

  1. eyelash

Ancestry of “cil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchcilAlternative form of cel; eyelid
2Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
3Proto-Italic*keljom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “cil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m →Every word from Proto-Italic *keljom →
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