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Where does “sopracciliare” come from?

sopracciliare (Italian) comes from Italian sopracciglio, 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.

sopracciliare (Italian): eyebrow , superciliary

Definitions

  1. eyebrow , superciliary

Ancestry of “sopracciliare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansopracciglioeyebrow
2Italianciglioeyelashes; eyebrow; eyes
3Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
4Proto-Italic*keljom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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