Where does “Columella” come from?

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

Columella (Latin): a small column or pillar

Definitions

  1. a small column or pillar

Ancestry of “Columella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolumnacolumn, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book
2Proto-Italickolamen—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

Words derived from “Columella”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Italic kolamen →Every word from Latin columna →