Where does “colonne” come from?
colonne (French) comes from Middle French colomne, from Old French columne, from Latin columna, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.
colonne (French): column, pillar; column; file
Definitions
- column, pillar; column; file
Ancestry of “colonne”, step by step
colonne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French colomne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | colomne | column |
| 2 | Old French | columne | column |
| 3 | Latin | columna | column, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kolamen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelH- | to freeze |
via Old French colonne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | colonne | — |