Where does “cilium” come from?
cilium (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
cilium (Latin): eyelid; eyelash
Ancestry of “cilium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | *keljom | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel-yo-m | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “cilium”