Where does “canella” come from?

canella (Galician) comes from Latin callicula, from Latin callis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

canella (Galician): ravine, defile; narrow way or street

Definitions

  1. ravine, defile; narrow way or street

Ancestry of “canella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalliculalittle road, little street
2Latincallispath; rough, stony track
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Latin callis →Every word from Latin callicula →