Where does “cella” come from?

cella (Galician) comes from Latin cilia, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

cella (Galician): eyebrow

Definitions

  1. eyebrow

Ancestry of “cella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincilianominative plural of cilium; accusative plural of...
2Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
3Proto-Italic*keljom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
5Proto-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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