Where does “ciglia” come from?

ciglia (Italian) comes from Italian ciglio, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ciglia (Italian): plural of ciglio; brow

Definitions

  1. plural of ciglio; brow

Ancestry of “ciglia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianciglioeyelashes; eyebrow; eyes
2Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
3Proto-Italic*keljom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “ciglia”

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