Where does “コラム” come from?

コラム (Japanese) comes from English column, from Middle English columne, from Old French columne, from Latin columna, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

コラム (Japanese): column

Definitions

  1. column

Ancestry of “コラム”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcolumnA solid upright structure designed usually to...
2Middle EnglishcolumneAlternative form of columpne
3Old Frenchcolumnecolumn
4Latincolumnacolumn, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book
5Proto-Italickolamen—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Italic kolamen →Every word from Latin columna →