Where does “ciller” come from?

ciller (French) comes from French cil, 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.

ciller (French): to blink; to bat an eyelash

Definitions

  1. to blink; to bat an eyelash

Ancestry of “ciller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcileyelash
2Old FrenchcilAlternative form of cel; eyelid
3Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
4Proto-Italic*keljom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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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