Where does “ciglio” come from?

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

ciglio (Italian): eyelashes; eyebrow; eyes

Definitions

  1. eyelashes; eyebrow; eyes

Ancestry of “ciglio”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ciglio”

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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