Where does “columella” come from?

columella (Italian) comes from Latin Columella, from Latin columna, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

columella (Italian): columella, modiolus; stapes, stirrup bone,...

Definitions

  1. columella, modiolus; stapes, stirrup bone,...

Ancestry of “columella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinColumellaa small column or pillar
2Latincolumnacolumn, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book
3Proto-Italickolamen—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Italic kolamen →Every word from Latin columna →