Where does “sopracciglio” come from?

sopracciglio (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.

sopracciglio (Italian): eyebrow

Definitions

  1. eyebrow

Ancestry of “sopracciglio”, step by step

sopracciglio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian ciglio

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

via Italian sopra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansopraover; more than; above
2Latinsuprāabove, on the top, on the upper side
3Old Latinsuprād—

Words derived from “sopracciglio”

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