Where does “celle” come from?

celle (Middle English) comes from Old French cel, from Old French cil, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

celle (Middle English): cell dependent monastery

Definitions

  1. cell dependent monastery

Ancestry of “celle”, step by step

celle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French cel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcelthis
2Old FrenchcilAlternative form of cel; eyelid
3Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
4Proto-Italic*keljom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Old English cell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcell—
2Latincellaa small room, a hut, storeroom; a barn, granary;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelnā—

Words derived from “celle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m →Every word from Proto-Italic *keljom →