Where does “columna” come from?

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

columna (Latin): column, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book

Definitions

  1. column, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book

Ancestry of “columna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickolamen—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

Words derived from “columna”

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